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625 Broad St, Suite 240, Newark, NJ 07102
60 Washington Street, Suite 200, Morristown, NJ 07960
Two Hooper Ave, Toms River, NJ 08753
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609 N Franklin Ave, Nutley, NJ 07110
425 Summit Ave, Hackensack, NJ 07601
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
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750 Broad Street, Suite 3, Shrewsbury, NJ 07702
277 N Broad, Box 0015, Elizabeth, NJ 07208
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405 Lafayette St, Newark, NJ 07105
75 Main St, Suite 1, Manasquan, NJ 08736
50 Northfield Avenue, 2nd Floor, West Orange, NJ 07052
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Connell Corporate Center III, 400 Connell Drive, Suite 5400, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922-2775
1085 Raymond Blvd, One Newark Center, 21st Floor, Newark, NJ 07102
167 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
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60 Court Street, Suite 2, Hackensack, NJ 07601
651 Old Mount Pleasant Ave, Suite 270, Livingston, NJ 07039
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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