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887 Kinderkamack Road, Suite 3, River Edge, NJ 07661
51 John F. Kennedy Parkway, First Floor West, Short Hills, NJ 07078-2713
783 Springfield Avenue, Summit, NJ 07901
90 Woodbridge Center Drive, Suite 900, Box 10, Woodbridge Township, NJ 07095-0958
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244 Fernwood Avenue, Edison, NJ 08837
7 Ridgedale Avenue, Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927
725 Carol Avenue, PO Box 490, Oakhurst, NJ 07755
60 Route 46 East, Fairfield, NJ 07004
340 North Avenue East, Cranford, NJ 07016
150 Passaic Avenue, Box 838, Passaic, NJ 07055
61 South Paramus Road, Suite 250, Paramus, NJ 07652
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405 Westfield Avenue, Elizabeth, NJ 07202
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Drug Possession
Drug possession is the illegal possession of a controlled substance. Essentially, to be convicted of a drug possession charge, you knowingly must have a controlled substance in your possession or within your proximity, like storing it in your vehicle. Drug possession can also include having a device used for the consumption of a controlled substance. This is a criminal offense under both New Jersey state law as well as federal law.
Types of Drug Possession Charges
Sometimes drug possession is referred to as actual possession or “constructive” possession, meaning that an individual knowingly has access to and control of a controlled substance but it is not on the person. Some common ways for constructive possession occur is when a person knowingly stores an illegal controlled substance in their car or at their home. Possessing a smaller quantity of a controlled substance for personal use is commonly known as “simple possession.“
What Is A Controlled Substance?
Federal law as well as state law determines the severity of drug possession charges based on the type of drug and divides them into different “schedules.” Each schedule is based on the potential for dependency and abuse. This sliding scale of schedules starts with Schedule V drugs, having the lowest risk, and increases in severity up to Schedule I, posing the most severe risk.
- Schedule I: Heroin, ecstasy, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), marijuana, peyote
- Schedule II: Methamphetamine, cocaine, morphine, methadone, phencyclidine (PCP), fentanyl
- Schedule III: Anabolic steroids, ketamine, barbiturates, testosterone, Tylenol with codeine
- Schedule IV: Valium, Xanax, Tramadol
- Schedule V: Other unlawfully obtained prescription drugs and cough medicines like Robitussin with codeine