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210 Haddon Avenue, Westmont, NJ 08108
15 High Street E, Glassboro, NJ 08028
105 High Street, Mount Holly, NJ 08060
2 Lasalle Drive, Vineland, NJ 08103
68 East Main Street, Moorestown, NJ 08057
1847 Route 70 East, Cherry Hill, NJ 08003
21 Grant Street, Mount Holly, NJ 08060
1930 Route 70 East, Cherry Hill, NJ 08003
16000 Commerce Pkwy, Suite B-1, Mount Laurel Township, NJ 08054
330 Market Street, Camden, NJ 08102
1415 Marlton Pike East, #400, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034
313 White Horse Pike, First Floor, Haddon Heights, NJ 08035
3000 Atrium Way, Suite 200, Mount Laurel, NJ 08054
415 Federal Street, Camden, NJ 08103
71 North Main, Medford, NJ 08055
225 W. Front St., Florence, NJ 08518
38 North Haddon Avenue, Suite 100, Haddonfield, NJ 08033
157 Bridgeton Pilke, Suite 200-320, Mullica Hill, NJ 08062
123 East Main Street, Moorestown, NJ 08057
515 Woodbury-Glassboro Road, PO Box 482, Sewell, NJ 08080
1000 Haddonfeld-Berlin Rd, Laurel Oak Corporate Center - Suite 203, Voorhees Township, NJ 08043
10000 Lincoln Drive E., Suite 201, Marlton, NJ 08053
1300 Route 73- Bloom Court, Mount Laurel, NJ 08054
411 Route 70 East, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034
309 Fellowship Rd, Ste 200, Mount Laurel, NJ 08054
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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