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475 Bloomfield Ave, Newark, NJ 07107
661 Franklin Ave, Nutley, NJ 07110
864 Broadway, West Long Branch, NJ 07764
3125 Route 10E, Suite 2C, Denville, NJ 07834
530 Highway 18, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
30 Church Street, Paterson, NJ 07505
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155 Polifly Road, Suite 201, Hackensack, NJ 07601
120 Eagle Rock Ave, Suite 325, East Hanover, NJ 07936
123 North Union Ave., Suite 304, Cranford, NJ 07016
8 Wood Hollow Road, Plaza 3, Parsippany, NJ 07054
303 George Street, PO Box 78, New Brunswick, NJ 08903-0011
603 Mattison Ave, Suite 320, Asbury Park, NJ 07712
1076 Highway 18, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
55 North Gaston Avenue, PO Box 458, Somerville, NJ 08876
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340 Mt. Kemble Ave, Suite 300, Morristown, NJ 07960
5 Cold Hill Road, Suite 24, Mendham, NJ 07945
216 Erneston Road, Parlin, NJ 08859
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405 Centre St, Nutley, NJ 07110
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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