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
20 Mercer St, Suite 3i, Hackensack, NJ 07601
One Newark Center, 1085 Raymond Blvd., 19th Floor, Newark, NJ 07102
300 Lighting Way, Suite 200, Secaucus, NJ 07094
61 South Paramus Road, Suite 250, Paramus, NJ 07652
149 Washington St., 1st Floor, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
340 North Avenue East, Cranford, NJ 07016
268 Norwood Avenue, West Long Branch, NJ 07764
2 University Plaza, Suite 312, Hackensack, NJ 07601
100 27th Street, Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
247 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
1 Legal Lane at 53 Spring Street, Newton, NJ 07860
110A Meadowlands Pkwy, Suite 101, Secaucus, NJ 07094
5 Cold Hill Road South, Suite 24H, Mendham, NJ 07945
1379 Morris Avenue, Union, NJ 07083
1827 E 2nd St, Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
440-65th Street, West New York, NJ 07093
276 Main Street, Metuchen, NJ 08840
585 US-46, Fairfield, NJ 07004
43 Broad Street, PO Box 230, Washington, NJ 07882
97 Lackawanna Avenue, Totowa, NJ 07512
22 Park Place, Morristown, NJ 07960
500 Valley Road, Box 3097, Wayne, NJ 07474
560 Main Street, Chatham, NJ 07928
365 W. Passaic Street, Suite 130, Rochelle Park, NJ 07662
309 Maple Street, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
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