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26 Journal Square, Suite 300, Jersey City, NJ 07306
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2006 NJ-71, Suite 2, Spring Lake, NJ 07762
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450 Bloomfield Ave, Suite 100, Verona, NJ 07044
45 Essex, Hackensack, NJ 07601
388 Pompton Ave., Suite 8, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009
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518 Stuyvesant Ave, Lyndhurst, NJ 07071
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177 Madison Ave, Morristown, NJ 07960
60 US-46, Suite 100, Fairfield, NJ 07004
70 Grand Ave, Suite 200, River Edge, NJ 07661
505 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
214 Washington, PO Box 1117, Toms River, NJ 08754
54 Grove St, Box 857, Somerville, NJ 08876
570 Broad Street, Suite 1201, Newark, NJ 07102
331 Newman Springs Road, #225, Red Bank, NJ 07701
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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