Top Phillipsburg, 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
5 Cold Hill Road, Suite 24, Mendham, NJ 07945
216 Erneston Road, Parlin, NJ 08859
450 Bloomfield Ave, Suite 100, Verona, NJ 07044
149 Washington St, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
89 Headquarters Plaza N, Suite 1222, Morristown, NJ 07960
24 Bergen St, Suite 200, Hackensack, NJ 07601
61 Green Street, Woodbridge, NJ 07095
33-41 Newark St., Suite 4A, Hoboken, NJ 07030
405 Centre St, Nutley, NJ 07110
111 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
1 Tower Center Blvd, Suite 1510, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
2424 Morris Avenue, Suite 202, Union, NJ 07083
146 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
1 Main Street, Suite 6, Sparta, NJ 07871
235 Broubalow Way, Phillipsburg, NJ 08865
485 Totowa Rd, Totowa, NJ 07512
249 Brick Boulevard, Brick, NJ 08723
721 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306
246 Union Boulevard, Totowa, NJ 07512
123 US Highway 46, Suite 1B, Netcong, NJ 07857
39 Hudson, Suite 405, Hackensack, NJ 07601
73 Church Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
234 Main, Woodbridge, NJ 07095
111 Grove, PO Box 273, Lodi, NJ 07644
3 2nd Street, Suite 202, Jersey City, NJ 07302
Phillipsburg Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in Phillipsburg
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in Phillipsburg 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