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405 Westfield Avenue, Elizabeth, NJ 07202
7 Giralda Farms, Suite 250, Madison, NJ 07940
5 Elm Row, Suite 104, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
150 Passaic Avenue, Box 838, Passaic, NJ 07055
1500 Lawrence Avenue, CN 7807, Ocean, NJ 07712
244 Fernwood Avenue, Edison, NJ 08837
1338 North Ave, Elizabeth, NJ 07208
7 Ridgedale Avenue, Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927
80 Main Street, Suite 260, West Orange, NJ 07052
268 Norwood Avenue, West Long Branch, NJ 07764
67 E. Park Place, Suite 1000, Morristown, NJ 07960
33 Washington Street, Suite 1010, Newark, NJ 07102
60 Washington Street, Suite 200, Morristown, NJ 07960
609 N Franklin Ave, Nutley, NJ 07110
325 Columbia Turnpike, Suite 301, Florham Park, NJ 07932
425 Summit Ave, Hackensack, NJ 07601
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300 Lighting Way, Suite 200, Secaucus, NJ 07094
35 Court St, Suite 1A, Freehold, NJ 07728
61 South Paramus Road, Suite 250, Paramus, NJ 07652
247 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
750 Broad Street, Suite 3, Shrewsbury, NJ 07702
340 North Avenue East, Cranford, NJ 07016
277 N Broad, Box 0015, Elizabeth, NJ 07208
405 Lafayette St, Newark, NJ 07105
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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