Top Beachwood, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
25 Village Court Highway, Suite 35, Hazlet, NJ 07730
7 Giralda Farms, Suite 250, Madison, NJ 07940
864 Broadway, West Long Branch, NJ 07764
60 Route 46 East, Fairfield, NJ 07004
89 Headquarters Plaza North, Morristown, NJ 07960
169 Maple Ave, Red Bank, NJ 07701
30 Montgomery Street, Suite 990, Jersey City, NJ 07302
220 Park Avenue, Florham Park, NJ 07932
405 Westfield Avenue, Elizabeth, NJ 07202
530 Highway 18, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
5 Elm Row, Suite 104, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
150 Passaic Avenue, Passaic, NJ 07055
475 Bloomfield Ave, Newark, NJ 07107
725 Carol Avenue, PO Box 490, Oakhurst, NJ 07755
68 N Bridge, Suite #1a, Somerville, NJ 08876
3125 Route 10E, Suite 2C, Denville, NJ 07834
180 Park Ave, Suite 106, Florham Park, NJ 07932
1338 North Ave, Elizabeth, NJ 07208
1500 Lawrence Avenue, CN 7807, Ocean, NJ 07712
244 Fernwood Avenue, Edison, NJ 08837
268 Norwood Avenue, West Long Branch, NJ 07764
7 Ridgedale Avenue, Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927
80 Main Street, Suite 260, West Orange, NJ 07052
30 Church Street, Paterson, NJ 07505
300 Lighting Way, Suite 200, Secaucus, NJ 07094
Beachwood Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in Beachwood
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in Beachwood and checks their standing with New Jersey bar associations.
Our Verification Process and Criteria
Ample Experience
Attorneys must meet stringent qualifications and prove they practice in the area of law they’re verified in.
Good Standing
Be in good standing with their bar associations and maintain a clean disciplinary record.
Annual Review
Submit to an annual review to retain their Lead Counsel Verified status.
Client Commitment
Pledge to follow the highest quality client service and ethical standards.
State Required Disclosure: No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
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