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1339 Chestnut Street, Suite 500, Philadelphia, PA 19107
1515 Market Street, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19102
29 Dowlin Forge Road, Exton, PA 19341
1200 Liberty Ridge Drive, Suite 200, Wayne, PA 19087-5569
1001 Conshohocken State Road, Suite 2-400, West Conshohocken, PA 19428
1735 Market Street, 51st Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
2222 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19103
850 Cassett Rd, Suite 110, Berwyn, PA 19312
1515 Market St, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19102
100 S Juniper St, 3rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107
8 Saint Albans Avenue, Newtown, PA 19073-3626
33 E. Marshall Street, Norristown, PA 19401
138 West Gay Street, West Chester, PA 19380
, Philadelphia, PA 19102
43 North Pine Street, Doylestown, PA 18901
24 N. Bryn Mawr Ave, Suite #309, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
4 Sentry Pkwy, Suite 100, Blue Bell, PA 19422
2332-34 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19145
1731 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, PA 19130
1417 Locust St, 3rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102
300 West State Street, Suite 108, Media, PA 19063
215 West Miner St, West Chester, PA 19382
419 Avenue of the States, Suite 406, Chester, PA 19013
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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