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527 Hamilton St, Lower level, Allentown, PA 18101
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Applebaum & Associates has experience helping clients with their Drug Possession needs in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
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609 Hamilton Street, Suite 7, Allentown, PA 18101
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van der Veen, Hartshorn & Levin has years of experience helping clients with their Drug Possession needs in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
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1575 Pond Road, Suite 201, Allentown, PA 18104
5201 William Penn Hwy, 2nd FL, Easton, PA 18045
251 East Broad Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018
6616 Ruppsville Rd, Allentown, PA 18106
1414 Millard, Bethlehem, PA 18018
1344 West Hamilton Street, Allentown, PA 18102
18 E Market Street, PO Box 1446, Bethlehem, PA 18016
461 West Linden Street, Allentown, PA 18101
5100 Tilghman Street, Suite 230, Allentown, PA 18104
412 W. Broad Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018
600 Hamilton Street, Suite 200 - Tower 6, Allentown, PA 18101
641 Market Street, Bangor, PA 18013
968 Postal Road Suite 200, PO Box 90400, Allentown, PA 18109
546 West Hamilton St. Suite 200, Allentown, PA 18101
33 S 7th St, Allentown, PA 18105
3001 Easton Ave., Bethlehem, PA 18017
One Bethlehem Plaza, Suite 400, Broad & New Streets, Bethlehem, PA 18018
3477 Corporate Parkway, Suite 100, Center Valley, PA 18034
527 Hamilton St, Allentown, PA 18101
20 East Broad Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018
1275 Glenlivet Drive Suite 100, Allentown, PA 18106
115 East Broad Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018
609 Hamilton Street, 1st Floor, Allentown, PA 18101
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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