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438 County Rd 513, Suite 2B, Califon, NJ 07830
66 NJ-17, Suite 200, Paramus, NJ 07652
1054 Clifton Ave, Suite 2, Clifton, NJ 07013
466 Bloomfield Avenue, Suite 201, Newark, NJ 07107
24 Bergen St, Suite 200, Hackensack, NJ 07601
1085 Raymond Blvd, One Newark Center, 21st Floor, Newark, NJ 07102
651 Old Mount Pleasant Ave, Suite 270, Livingston, NJ 07039
111 Wood Ave, Suite 501, Iselin, NJ 08830
249 Brick Boulevard, Brick, NJ 08723
1037 Raymond Blvd, Newark, NJ 07102
115 West Century Road, Suite 100, Paramus, NJ 07652
150 Clove Rd, 9th Floor, Little Falls, NJ 07424
30 Montgomery Street, Suite 990, Jersey City, NJ 07302
1075 Easton Avenue, Tower 2, Suite 2, Somerset, NJ 08873
989 Sanford Ave, Irvington, NJ 07111
2160 North Central Road, Suite 306, Fort Lee, NJ 07024
1037 Raymond Blvd., Suite 1520, Newark, NJ 07102
1 Lower Notch Rd, Little Falls, NJ 07424
334 Milltown Rd, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
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887 Kinderkamack Road, Suite 3, River Edge, NJ 07661
25 Village Court Highway, Suite 35, Hazlet, NJ 07730
51 John F. Kennedy Parkway, First Floor West, Short Hills, NJ 07078-2713
One River Centre, 331 Newman Springs Rd, Bld 1, St. 136, Red Bank, NJ 07701
47 Maple St, Atrium Third Floor, Summit, NJ 07901
90 Woodbridge Center Drive, Suite 900, Box 10, Woodbridge Township, NJ 07095-0958
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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