Top Chester, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Watchung, NJ
Over 250 Years Of Combined Experience Advocating For Your Rights.
Se Habla Español
Free Consultation
15 Independence Blvd, Suite 210, Warren, NJ 07059
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
21 Main St Ct Plaza S, West Wing, Suite 151, Hackensack, NJ 07601
234 Main, Woodbridge, NJ 07095
1085 Raymond Blvd, One Newark Center, 21st Floor, Newark, NJ 07102
111 Grove, PO Box 273, Lodi, NJ 07644
135 Prospect St, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
14 South Orange Avenue, South Orange, NJ 07079
One Riverfront Plaza, Suite 730, Newark, NJ 07102
1037 Raymond Blvd., Suite 1520, Newark, NJ 07102
500 Campus Drive, Suite 400, Florham Park, NJ 07932
25 Main Court Plaza North, Hackensack, NJ 07601
498 Route 35 N, Box 1227, Normandy Beach, NJ 08739
4 Paragon Way, Suite 400, Freehold, NJ 07728
411 Hackensack Avenue, 10th Floor, Hackensack, NJ 07601
1 Lower Notch Rd, Little Falls, NJ 07424
110A Meadowlands Pkwy, Suite 101, Secaucus, NJ 07094
5 Cold Hill Road South, Suite 24H, Mendham, NJ 07945
276 Main Street, Metuchen, NJ 08840
1827 East 2nd Street, Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
43 Broad Street, PO Box 230, Washington, NJ 07882
1379 Morris Avenue, Union, NJ 07083
55 North Gaston Avenue, PO Box 458, Somerville, NJ 08876
32 Mercer, Hackensack, NJ 07601
550 Broad Street, Suite 608, Newark, NJ 07102
Chester Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in Chester
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in Chester 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