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60 Washington St, Ste 107, Morristown, NJ 07960
142 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
505 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
42 Van Doren Ave, Somerset, NJ 08873
17 East Main Street, Clinton, NJ 08809
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196 Riva Avenue, Milltown, NJ 08850
172 Market Street, Elmwood Park, NJ 07407
60 Park Place, Suite 1101, Newark, NJ 07102
625 Broad St, Suite 240, Newark, NJ 07102
66 South Main Street, Toms River, NJ 08757
1 Elm Street, Suite 2, Westfield, NJ 07090
28 Valley Road, Suite 1, Montclair, NJ 07042
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60 Washington St, Suite 200, Morristown, NJ 07960
750 Broad St, Suite 202, Shrewsbury, NJ 07702
239 New Rd, Suite B312, Parsippany, NJ 07054
20 Commerce Drive, Suite 150, Cranford, NJ 07016
24 Commerce St, 12th Floor, Newark, NJ 07102
86 Washington Ave, Milltown, NJ 08850
432 Ridge Road, North Arlington, NJ 07031
24 Commerce St, Suite 1726, Newark, NJ 07102
76 S. Orange Avenue, Suite ST01, South Orange, NJ 07079
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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