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50 South 16th Street, Suite 2925, Philadelphia, PA 19102
Skippack Pike, PO Box 1368, Skippack, PA 19474
217 West State Street, Suite 300, Kennett Square, PA 19348
1518 Walnut Street, Suite 702, Philadelphia, PA 19102
27 S Darlington St, West Chester, PA 19382
One Neshaminy Interplex, Suite 206, Trevose, PA 19053
1717 Arch St, Suite 320, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1420 Walnut, Suite 1012, Philadelphia, PA 19102
339 West State Street, Media, PA 19063
1500 John F Kennedy Blvd Ste 620, Philadelphia, PA 19102
Center City, PO Box 30095, Philadelphia, PA 19103
100 S Juniper St, Third Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107
123 South Broad Street, Suite 2500, Philadelphia, PA 19109
121 South Broad Street, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19107
101 W Airy St, Norristown, PA 19401
215 North Olive Street, Suite 201, Media, PA 19063
1650 Market S, Suite 3600, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1601 Walnut Street, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19102
200 East State Street, Suite 305, Media, PA 19065
1500 John F Kennedy Blvd, Suite 770, Philadelphia, PA 19102
29 S. Walnut Street, West Chester, PA 19382
334 West Front Street, Media, PA 19063
1 East Airy Street, Norristown, PA 19401
201 Corporate Drive East, Langhorne, PA 19047
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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