Top Bala Cynwyd, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1 E Airy St, Norristown, PA 19401
882 S Matlack St, Suite 110, West Chester, PA 19382
100 S Broad St, Suite 1910, Philadelphia, PA 19110
One Logan Square, Suite 1210, 130 North 18th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1600 Market Street, Suite 3900, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1315 Walnut Street, 12th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107
1735 Market St, Suite 3300, Philadelphia, PA 19103
500 Office Center Dr, Suite 400, Fort Washington, PA 19034
1700 Market St, Suite 3232, Philadelphia, PA 19103
25 S. Church Street, West Chester, PA 19382
516 DeKalb Street, Norristown, PA 19401
1800 E Lancaster Avenue, Suite L, Paoli, PA 19301
1835 Market Street, Suite 2900, Philadelphia, PA 19103
21 W Washington St, Suite C, West Chester, PA 19380
123 S Broad St, Ste 2037, Philadelphia, PA 19109
1518 Walnut Street, Suite 807C, Philadelphia, PA 19102
26 W Airy St, Norristown, PA 19401
1661 Bethlehem Pike, Hatfield, PA 19440
2 Penn Center-1500 John F. Kennedy Blvd, Suite 1900, Philadelphia, PA 19102
12 Veterans Square, Suite 1, Media, PA 19063
18 West Front Street, Media, PA 19063
1000 Westlakes Dr, Berwyn, PA 19312
Skippack Pike, PO Box 1368, Skippack, PA 19474
2 Penn Center, Suite 900, 1500 J.F.K. Blvd., Philadelphia, PA 19102
1735 Market Street, Suite 3450, Philadelphia, PA 19103
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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