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1600 Market St, 32nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1339 Chestnut Street, Suite 500, Philadelphia, PA 19107
144 East DeKalb Pike, Suite 300, King of Prussia, PA 19406
Cira Centre, 2929 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
1500 Market St, Centre Square West Tower 32nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102
One Liberty Place, 1650 Market St, 55th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
29 Dowlin Forge Road, Exton, PA 19341
501 Cambria Avenue, Suite 150, Bensalem, PA 19020
1200 Liberty Ridge Drive, Suite 200, Wayne, PA 19087-5569
201 N. Jackson Street, Media, PA 19063
2005 S. Easton Road, Suite 100, Doylestown, PA 18901
1735 Market Street, 51st Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1001 Conshohocken State Road, Suite 2-400, West Conshohocken, PA 19428
1500 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 1010, Philadelphia, PA 19102
Station Square Three Suite 105, Paoli, PA 19301
138 - 140 W Gay St, West Chester, PA 19380
2222 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1425 Chester Pike, Eddystone, PA 19022
1515 Market St, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19102
537 West Uwchlan Avenue, Suite 200, Downingtown, PA 19335
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200 Eagle Road, Suite 218, Wayne, PA 19087
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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