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162 S Easton Road, Glenside, PA 19038
29 S. Walnut Street, West Chester, PA 19382
606 S Main Street, Phoenixville, PA 19460
1608 Walnut Street, Suite 502, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1717 Arch St, Suite 320, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1515 Market Street, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1760 Market Street, Suite 1001, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1500 Market St., 12th Floorr, East Tower, Philadelphia, PA 19102
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Two Penn Center Plaza, Suite 910, Philadelphia, PA 19102
181 Washington Street, Suite 400, Six Tower Bridge, Conshohocken, PA 19428
501 Cambria Avenue, Suite 150, Bensalem, PA 19020
1735 Market St, Suite 3400, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1650 Market St, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1001 Conshohocken State Road, Suite 2-400, West Conshohocken, PA 19428
1735 Market Street, 51st Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1500 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 1010, Philadelphia, PA 19102
201 N. Jackson Street, Media, PA 19063
2222 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19103
30 South 17th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
123 South Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19109
The Cast Iron Building, 718 Arch Street, Suite 501 South, Philadelphia, PA 19106
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1425 Chester Pike, Eddystone, PA 19022
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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 Pennsylvania 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