Top Avondale, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
100 S Juniper St, Third Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107
339 West State Street, Media, PA 19063
123 South Broad Street, Suite 2500, Philadelphia, PA 19109
121 South Broad Street, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19107
123 S Broad St, Suite 2145, Philadelphia, PA 19109
1011 Anna Ln, Sellersville, PA 18960
1760 Market Street, Suite 1001, Philadelphia, PA 19103
87 North Broad Street, Doylestown, PA 18901
1717 Arch St, Suite 320, Philadelphia, PA 19103
470 Norristown Road, Suite 201, Blue Bell, PA 19422
1608 Walnut Street, Suite 502, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1501 Lower State Rd., Suite 305, North Wales, PA 19454
4 Sentry Pkwy, Suite 100, Blue Bell, PA 19422
1500 JFK Blvd., Suite 900, Philadelphia, PA 19102
123 S Broad St, 15th Floor, Office 1560, Philadelphia, PA 19101
300 West State Street, Suite 108, Media, PA 19063
11 East Second Street, Media, PA 19063
1845 Walnut Street, 23rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
One South Church Street, Suite 400, West Chester, PA 19382
100 E Court St, Doylestown, PA 18901
680 Middletown Boulevard, Langhorne, PA 19047
400 Maryland Drive, Fort Washington, PA 19034
2005 Market St, 16th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
301 Oxford Valley Rd, #1901B, Morrisville, PA 19067
90 East State Street, PO Box 1989, Doylestown, PA 18901
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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