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60 Washington Street, Morristown, NJ 07960
87 South St, Freehold, NJ 07728
269 Hamburg Turnpike, Wayne, NJ 07470
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
7 Glenwood Ave., Suite 408, East Orange, NJ 07017
2 University Plaza, Suite 312, Hackensack, NJ 07601
155 North Dean Street, Englewood, NJ 07631
110 Hillside Avenue, Suite 204, Springfield, NJ 07081
26 Journal Square Plaza, Suite 300, Jersey City, NJ 07306
66 NJ-17, Suite 200, Paramus, NJ 07652
Two Hooper Ave, Toms River, NJ 08753
75 Livingston Ave, Roseland, NJ 07068
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200 Sheffield St, Suite 212, Mountainside, NJ 07092
25 Sycamore Ave, Suite 103, Little Silver, NJ 07739
239 New Rd, Suite B312, Parsippany, NJ 07054
1037 Raymond Blvd, Newark, NJ 07102
651 Old Mount Pleasant Ave, Suite 270, Livingston, NJ 07039
438 County Rd 513, Suite 2B, Califon, NJ 07830
47 Maple St, Atrium Third Floor, Summit, NJ 07901
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887 Kinderkamack Road, Suite 3, River Edge, NJ 07661
51 John F. Kennedy Parkway, First Floor West, Short Hills, NJ 07078-2713
90 Woodbridge Center Drive, Suite 900, Box 10, Woodbridge Township, NJ 07095-0958
783 Springfield Avenue, Summit, NJ 07901
100 27th Street, Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Connell Corporate Center III, 400 Connell Drive, Suite 5400, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922-2775
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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