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651 Old Mount Pleasant Ave, Suite 270, Livingston, NJ 07039
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61 Green Street, Woodbridge, NJ 07095
15 Independence Blvd, Suite 210, Warren, NJ 07059
5 Cold Hill Road, Suite 24, Mendham, NJ 07945
405 Centre St, Nutley, NJ 07110
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1085 Raymond Blvd, One Newark Center, 21st Floor, Newark, NJ 07102
86 Washington Ave, Milltown, NJ 08850
4 Paragon Way, Suite 400, Freehold, NJ 07728
614 Main Street, Suite 201, Toms River, NJ 08753
24 Commerce St, 12th Floor, Newark, NJ 07102
1037 Raymond Blvd., Suite 1520, Newark, NJ 07102
79 Main St, Hackensack, NJ 07601
159 Millburn Ave, Millburn, NJ 07041
494 Broad St, 5th Floor, Newark, NJ 07102
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80 Main Street, Suite 580, West Orange, NJ 07052
400 North Bridge Street, Suite 5, Bridgewater, NJ 08807
60 Park Place, Suite 1000, Newark, NJ 07102-5504
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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