Top Bethel Park, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
The Mitchell Building, 304 Ross Street, Suite 505, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
310 Grant Street, The Grant Bldg., Suite 1402, Pittsburgh, PA 15219-2263
300 Weyman Plaza Suite 320, Pittsburgh, PA 15236
225 Ross St, Suite 600, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
345 Southpointe Blvd Suite 100, Canonsburg, PA 15317
310 Grant Street, Suite 3000, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
411 Washington Avenue, Charleroi, PA 15022
1575 McFarland Rd, Suite 201, Pittsburgh, PA 15216
315 Cavitt Avenue, Trafford, PA 15085
2131 Brodhead Road, Aliquippa, PA 15001
707 Grant Street, Suite 2750, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
625 Liberty Avenue, 5th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3152
437 Grant Street, Suite 912, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
2661 Clearview Road, Suite 8, Allison Park, PA 15101
1569 McFarland Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15216
2893 West Liberty Avenue, Suite 100, Pittsburgh, PA 15216
110 East Diamond Street, Suite 301, Butler, PA 16001
310 Grant Street, Suite 2901, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Landmarks Building, Suite 250, 100 West Station Square Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
500 Grant Street, Suite 4900, Pittsburgh, PA 15219-2502
Six PPG Place, 13th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
1223 Long Run Road, White Oak, PA 15131
500 Grant Street, Suite 2900, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
2221 Denlin Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15216
301 Grant St, Suite 270, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Bethel Park Drug Possession Information
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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