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685 Van Houten Ave, Clifton, NJ 07013
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100 Jefferson Ave, Suite 301, Elizabeth, NJ 07201
155 North Dean Street, Englewood, NJ 07631
60 Park Place, Suite 105, Newark, NJ 07102
173 Livingston Ave, Suite 202, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
67 E. Park Place, Suite 1000, Morristown, NJ 07960
19 N. County Line Rd., Suite 14, Jackson, NJ 08527
300 Lighting Way, Suite 200, Secaucus, NJ 07094
61 South Paramus Road, Suite 250, Paramus, NJ 07652
21 Main St, Court Plaza South, Suite 305, Hackensack, NJ 07601
425 Summit Ave, Hackensack, NJ 07601
66 NJ-17, Suite 200, Paramus, NJ 07652
33 Washington Street, Suite 1010, Newark, NJ 07102
340 North Avenue East, Cranford, NJ 07016
26 Journal Square Plaza, Suite 300, Jersey City, NJ 07306
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268 Norwood Avenue, West Long Branch, NJ 07764
60 Washington Street, Suite 200, Morristown, NJ 07960
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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