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2204 Morris Avenue, Union, NJ 07083
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1 Legal Lane at 53 Spring Street, Newton, NJ 07860
3125 Route 10E, Suite 2C, Denville, NJ 07834
585 US-46, Fairfield, NJ 07004
180 Park Ave, Suite 106, Florham Park, NJ 07932
67 Main Ave, Ocean Grove, NJ 07756
864 Broadway, West Long Branch, NJ 07764
36 Monmouth St, Unit 2, Red Bank, NJ 07701
551 Summit Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07306
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365 Rifle Camp Road, Little Falls, NJ 07424
1715 State Rt 35, Suite 301, Middletown, NJ 07748
325 Columbia Turnpike, Suite 301, Florham Park, NJ 07932
67 Park Place East, Suite 800, Morristown, NJ 07960
80 Main Street, Suite 260, West Orange, NJ 07052
425 Eagle Rock Ave, Suite 405, Roseland, NJ 07068
592 Ridge Road, Suite 2, North Arlington, Nj 07031
243 Broadway #9188, SMB 38214, Newark, NJ 07104
60 Park Place, Suite 1101, Newark, NJ 07102
500 Valley Road, Box 3097, Wayne, NJ 07474
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340 Mt. Kemble Ave, Suite 300, Morristown, NJ 07960
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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