Top Union, 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
1085 Raymond Blvd, One Newark Center, 21st Floor, Newark, NJ 07102
30 Montgomery St, Suite 960, Jersey City, NJ 07302
50 Northfield Avenue, 2nd Floor, West Orange, NJ 07052
625 Broad St, Suite 240, Newark, NJ 07102
651 Old Mount Pleasant Ave, Suite 270, Livingston, NJ 07039
26 Journal Square Plaza, Suite 300, Jersey City, NJ 07306
1037 Raymond Blvd, Newark, NJ 07102
830 Morris Turnpike, Suite 304, Short Hills, NJ 07078
2150 Headquarters Plaza 3rd Floor, Morristown, NJ 07963
1 Elm Street, Suite 2, Westfield, NJ 07090
4 Auer Ct, Suite E & F, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
173 Livingston Ave, Suite 202, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
60 Court Street, Suite 2, Hackensack, NJ 07601
157 Broad Street, Suite 201, Red Bank, NJ 07701
111 Wood Ave, Suite 501, Iselin, NJ 08830
103 Brighton Ave, 3rd Floor, Long Branch, NJ 07740
101 Crawfords Corner Rd, Holmdel, NJ 07733
20 Commerce Dr, Suite 135, Cranford, NJ 07016
50 Harrison Street, Suite 204A, Hoboken, NJ 07030
1010 Summit Avenue, Union City, NJ 07087
180 Park Ave, Suite 106, Florham Park, NJ 07932
25 Main St, Court Plaza North, Suite 501, Hackensack, NJ 07601
67 Park Place East, Suite 800, Morristown, NJ 07960
528 Market St, Newark, NJ 07105
6 South St, Suite 202, Morristown, NJ 07960
Union Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in Union
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in Union 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