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347 Mt. Pleasant Ave #203, West Orange, NJ 07052
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331 Newman Springs Road, #225, Red Bank, NJ 07701
100 E Hanover Ave, Suite 402, Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927
196 Riva Avenue, Milltown, NJ 08850
66 NJ-17, Suite 200, Paramus, NJ 07652
79 Main Street, Suite One, Hackensack, NJ 07601
625 Broad St, Suite 240, Newark, NJ 07102
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3600 NJ Route 66, Suite 150, Neptune, NJ 07753
433 Hackensack Ave, Suite 1002, Hackensack, NJ 07601
313 State, Box 1336, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
45 Park St, Montclair, NJ 07042
3 2nd Street, Suite 202, Jersey City, NJ 07302
155 North Dean Street, Englewood, NJ 07631
415 Route 10 East, Randolph, NJ 07869
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388 Pompton Ave., Suite 8, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009
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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