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6 South St, Suite 202, Morristown, NJ 07960
45 Court St, Suite 201, Freehold, NJ 07728
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100 S. Van Brunt Street, Englewood, NJ 07631
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592 Ridge Road, Suite 2, North Arlington, Nj 07031
425 Eagle Rock Ave, Suite 405, Roseland, NJ 07068
415 Route 10 East, Randolph, NJ 07869
243 Broadway #9188, SMB 38214, Newark, NJ 07104
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180 Kings Hwy, Middletown, NJ 07748
1136 Route 22, Suite 202, Mountainside, NJ 07092
20 Mercer St, Suite 3i, Hackensack, NJ 07601
600 Valley Rd, Ste 205, Wayne, NJ 07470
328-F Sparta Avenue, Sparta, NJ 07871
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790 Bloomfield Ave., Building A, Suite 2, Clifton, NJ 07012
25 Prospect Street, Morristown, NJ 07960
2001 Route 46, Parsippany, NJ 07054
440-65th Street, West New York, NJ 07093
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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