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190 Franklin Turnpike, Suite 1`, Mahwah, NJ 07430
70 S Orange Avenue, Suite 150, Livingston, NJ 07039-4914
96 Newark Pompton Turnpike, PO Box 360, Little Falls, NJ 07424
1 Pelican Drive, Suite 6 - Second Floor, Bayville, NJ 08721
14 Village Park Rd, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009
75 Livingston Ave, Roseland, NJ 07068
200 Sheffield St, Suite 212, Mountainside, NJ 07092
67 Park Place East, Suite 800, Morristown, NJ 07960
1136 Route 22, Suite 202, Mountainside, NJ 07092
239 New Rd, Suite B312, Parsippany, NJ 07054
25 Sycamore Ave, Suite 103, Little Silver, NJ 07739
249 Brick Boulevard, Brick, NJ 08723
438 County Rd 513, Suite 2B, Califon, NJ 07830
400 North Bridge Street, Suite 5, Bridgewater, NJ 08807
8 Hickory Drive, PO Box 401, Caldwell, NJ 07006
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887 Kinderkamack Road, Suite 3, River Edge, NJ 07661
47 Maple St, Atrium Third Floor, Summit, NJ 07901
90 Woodbridge Center Drive, Suite 900, Box 10, Woodbridge Township, NJ 07095-0958
783 Springfield Avenue, Summit, NJ 07901
50 Tice Boulevard, Suite 380, Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677
115 West Century Road, Suite 100, Paramus, NJ 07652
725 Carol Avenue, PO Box 490, Oakhurst, NJ 07755
5 Sylvan Way, PO Box 218, Parsippany, NJ 07054
60 Route 46 East, Fairfield, NJ 07004
150 Clove Rd, 9th Floor, Little Falls, NJ 07424
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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