Top Ardmore, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1500 Market Street, 12th Floor, East Tower, Philadelphia, PA 19102
138 West Gay Street, West Chester, PA 19380
292 Main St, Suite 302, Harleysville, PA 19438
115 W State St, Ste 403, Media, PA 19063
680 Middletown Boulevard, Langhorne, PA 19047
11 East 2nd Street, Media, PA 19063
4 Sentry Pkwy, Suite 100, Blue Bell, PA 19422
1333 Race Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
1315 Walnut Street, Suite 500, Philadelphia, PA 19107
300 West State Street, Suite 108, Media, PA 19063
1501 Lower State Rd., Suite 305, North Wales, PA 19454
123 S Broad St, 15th Floor, Office 1560, Philadelphia, PA 19101
87 North Broad Street, Doylestown, PA 18901
Two Penn Center, 1500 JFK Blvd., Suite 520, Philadelphia, PA 19102
470 Norristown Road, Suite 302, Blue Bell, PA 19422
120 Gay Street, PO Box 289, Phoenixville, PA 19460
317 Swede Street, Norristown, PA 19401
400 Maryland Drive, Fort Washington, PA 19034
925 Harvest Drive, Suite 300, Blue Bell, PA 19422
2005 Market St, 16th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
212 W Gay St, West Chester, PA 19380
1500 Market St, West Tower, 18th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1717 Arch St. Ste. 320, Philadelphia, PA 19103
90 East State Street, PO Box 1989, Doylestown, PA 18901
372 N Lewis Rd, PO Box 575, Royersford, PA 19468
Ardmore Drug Possession Information
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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