Top Ocean, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
4400 US-9, Suite 1000, Freehold, NJ 07728
331 Central Ave, Orange, NJ 07050
354 Eisenhower Parkway, Plaza I, Suite 2300, Livingston, NJ 07039
437 60th Street, West New York, NJ 07093
1555 Main Ave, Clifton, NJ 07011
60 Park Place, 18th Floor, Newark, NJ 07102
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Ocean, NJ
21 Main St, Ste 250, Hackensack, NJ 07601
169 Union Boulevard, Suite 2C, Totowa, NJ 07512
20 Court Street, Suite 4, Hackensack, NJ 07601
130 Maple Avenue, PO Box 8610, Red Bank, NJ 07701
29 Hadley Avenue, Toms River, NJ 08753
110a Meadowlands Pkwy, Suite 101, Secaucus, NJ 07094
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
42a N 20th St, Kenilworth, NJ 07033
2006 NJ-71, Spring Lake, NJ 07762
3121 Atlantic Avenue, Floor 1, Allenwood, NJ 08720
330 Passaic Ave, Ste. 204, Fairfield, NJ 07004
1000 US-9, Suite 303, Woodbridge, NJ 07095
2006 NJ-71, Suite 2, Spring Lake, NJ 07762
149 Washington St, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
450 Bloomfield Ave, Suite 100, Verona, NJ 07044
651 Old West Mount Pleasant Ave, Suite 150, Livingston, NJ 07039
175 Hudson, Hackensack, NJ 07601
60 Park Place, Newark, NJ 07102
157 Washington Street, Morristown, NJ 07960
Ocean Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in Ocean
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in Ocean 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