Top Bellevue, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
3875 Old William Penn Hwy, Suite 6, Murrysville, PA 15668
301 Grant Street, One Oxford Centre, 41st Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
One Oxford Centre, 32nd Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
One PPG Place, Suite 3010, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
2221 Denlin Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15216
11 North Main Street, Greensburg, PA 15601
625 Liberty Ave, Suite 1000, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
535 Smithfield Street, Suite 1100, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
One Oxford Centre, Suite 3010, 301 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
220 Grant St, Fifth Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
8878 Covenant Ave, Suite 265, Pittsburgh, PA 15237
525 William Penn Place, 28th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
720 Vanderbilt Road, Connellsville, PA 15425
429 Fourth Ave, Suite 1508, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
30 East Beau Street, Suite 505, Washington, PA 15301
617 South Pike Road, Sarver, PA 16055
220 Grant Street, 5th FL, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Four Gateway Center, Suite 2200, 444 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
220 Grant St, Suite 401, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
1000 Law & Finance Bldg., 419 4th Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
650 Corporation St, Ste 300, Beaver, PA 15009
445 Fort Pitt Blvd, Suite 230, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
625 Liberty Avenue, 5th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3152
1034 Fifth Ave, Suite 400, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
1600 Lincoln Ave, Latrobe, PA 15650
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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