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212 W. Front Street, Suite 300, Media, PA 19063
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21 W Airy St, Norristown, PA 19401
100 S. Broad St., Suite 1216, Philadelphia, PA 19110
341 West Baltimore Ave, PO Box 1238, Media, PA 19063
230 South Broad St, 17th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1800 JFK Boulevard, Suite 1000, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1650 Market Street, Suite 3600, Philadelphia, PA 19103
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301 Wharton St, Philadelphia, PA 19147
One Montgomery Plaza Suite 902, PO Box 389, Norristown, PA 19404
1129 E High St, PO Box 776, Pottstown, PA 19464
1219 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
7 Neshaminy Interplex, Suite 215, Feasterville-Trevose, PA 19053
1 Belmont Avenue, Suite 416, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
113 S 21st Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
101 West Elm Street, Suite 520, Conshohocken, PA 19428
2003 South Easton Road, Suite 300, Doylestown, PA 18901
1500 Walnut St, 7th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102
212 W Gay Street, West Chester, PA 19380
1515 Market St, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19102
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589 Skippack Pike, Suite 300, Blue Bell, PA 19422
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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