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179 Fern Road, Floor 1, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
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989 Sanford Ave, Irvington, NJ 07111
1 Lower Notch Rd, Little Falls, NJ 07424
498 Route 35 N, Box 1227, Normandy Beach, NJ 08739
438 County Rd 513, Suite 2B, Califon, NJ 07830
250 Pehle Avenue, Suite 200, Saddle Brook, NJ 07663
60 Court Street, Suite 2, Hackensack, NJ 07601
372 Route 22 West, Suite 1B, Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889
19 N. County Line Rd., Suite 14, Jackson, NJ 08527
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14 Washington Place, Hackensack, NJ 07601
7 Glenwood Ave., Suite 408, East Orange, NJ 07017
20 Commerce Dr, Suite 135, Cranford, NJ 07016
1 Lower Notch Rd, Little Falls, NJ 07424
830 Morris Turnpike, Suite 304, Short Hills, NJ 07078
871 Allwood Road, Suite 2A, Clifton, NJ 07012
111 Town Square Place, #1203, Jersey City, NJ 07310
411 Hackensack Avenue, 3rd Floor, Hackensack, NJ 07601
6 South St, Suite 202, Morristown, NJ 07960
101 JFK Parkway, Short Hills, NJ 07078-2708
705A Amboy Ave, 2nd Floor, Woodbridge Township, NJ 07095
25 Monument Street, Suite 1A, Freehold, NJ 07728
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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