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466 Bloomfield Avenue, Suite 201, Newark, NJ 07107
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42a N 20th St, Kenilworth, NJ 07033
30 Montgomery St, Suite 960, Jersey City, NJ 07302
24 Bergen St, Suite 200, Hackensack, NJ 07601
1075 Easton Avenue, Tower 2, Suite 2, Somerset, NJ 08873
438 County Rd 513, Suite 2B, Califon, NJ 07830
90 Woodbridge Center Drive, Suite 900, Box 10, Woodbridge Township, NJ 07095-0958
68 North Bridge Street, Somerville, NJ 08876
783 Springfield Avenue, Summit, NJ 07901
651 Old West Mt. Pleasant Ave, Suite 200, Livingston, NJ 07039
Connell Corporate Center III, 400 Connell Drive, Suite 5400, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922-2775
1086 Teaneck Road, Suite 3A, Teaneck, NJ 07666
277 N Broad, Box 0015, Elizabeth, NJ 07208
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186 South Wood Ave, Suite 300, Iselin, NJ 08830
167 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
346 Grand Ave, Englewood, NJ 07631
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651 Old Mount Pleasant Ave, Suite 270, Livingston, NJ 07039
1037 Raymond Blvd, Newark, NJ 07102
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334 Milltown Rd, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
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254 State Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601
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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