Top Woodbridge, NJ Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
Over 250 Years Of Combined Experience Advocating For Your Rights.
Se Habla Español
Free Consultation
3125 Route 10E, Suite 2C, Denville, NJ 07834
135 Prospect St, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
5 Elm Row, Suite 104, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
One Riverfront Plaza, Suite 730, Newark, NJ 07102
60 Court Street, Suite 2, Hackensack, NJ 07601
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, NJ 07102
101 JFK Parkway, Short Hills, NJ 07078-2708
500 Campus Drive, Suite 400, Florham Park, NJ 07932
157 Broad Street, Suite 201, Red Bank, NJ 07701
411 Hackensack Avenue, 10th Floor, Hackensack, NJ 07601
50 Division St, Suite 501, Somerville, NJ 08876
234 Main, Woodbridge, NJ 07095
276 Main Street, Metuchen, NJ 08840
1379 Morris Avenue, Union, NJ 07083
14 South Orange Avenue, South Orange, NJ 07079
60 Washington Street, Suite 200, Morristown, NJ 07960
32 Mercer, Hackensack, NJ 07601
33 Washington Street, Suite 1010, Newark, NJ 07102
609 N Franklin Ave, Nutley, NJ 07110
25 Main Court Plaza North, Hackensack, NJ 07601
425 Summit Ave, Hackensack, NJ 07601
Woodbridge Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in Woodbridge
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in Woodbridge 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