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20 Commerce Dr, Suite 135, Cranford, NJ 07016
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268 Norwood Avenue, West Long Branch, NJ 07764
300 Lighting Way, Suite 200, Secaucus, NJ 07094
61 South Paramus Road, Suite 250, Paramus, NJ 07652
340 North Avenue East, Cranford, NJ 07016
2204 Morris Avenue, Union, NJ 07083
40 Paterson Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08903
1 Legal Lane at 53 Spring Street, Newton, NJ 07860
150 Passaic Avenue, Passaic, NJ 07055
1771 Front Street, Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
80 Main Street, Suite 260, West Orange, NJ 07052
340 Mt. Kemble Ave, Suite 300, Morristown, NJ 07960
1500 Lawrence Avenue, CN 7807, Ocean, NJ 07712
325 Columbia Turnpike, Suite 301, Florham Park, NJ 07932
560 Main Street, Chatham, NJ 07928
247 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
365 W. Passaic Street, Suite 130, Rochelle Park, NJ 07662
1 Lower Notch Rd, Little Falls, NJ 07424
830 Morris Turnpike, Suite 304, Short Hills, NJ 07078
5 Cold Hill Road South, Suite 24H, Mendham, NJ 07945
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30 Montgomery St, Suite 960, Jersey City, NJ 07302
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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