Top Blue Bell, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
50 South 16th Street, Suite 2925, Philadelphia, PA 19102
790 Penllyn Blue Bell Pike, Suite 305, Blue Bell, PA 19422
488 Norristown Road, Suite 240, Blue Bell, PA 19422
11 East 2nd Street, Media, PA 19063
509 Swede Street, Norristown, PA 19401
11880 Bustleton Ave, STE 206, Philadelphia, PA 19116
25 N Main St, Doylestown, PA 18901
Suite 206, The Benjamin Franklin, 834 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
1818 Market Street, Suite 2740, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1325 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19107
1500 Walnut St., Suite 206, Philadelphia, PA 19102
212 West Gay Street, West Chester, PA 19380
1500 Walnut Street, Suite 900, Philadelphia, PA 19102
279 South Main Street, Suite 2A, Doylestown, PA 18901
1818 Market Street, 30th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
133 North State Street, Newtown, PA 18940
29 S. Church St., West Chester, PA 19382
123 S. Broad Street, Suite 2170, Philadelphia, PA 19109
43 North Pine Street, Doylestown, PA 18901
518 South Third Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147
325 Sentry Pkwy, Bldg. 5 West, Suite 320, Blue Bell, PA 19422
1518 Walnut Street, Suite 702, Philadelphia, PA 19102
123 S Broad St, Suite 1845, Philadelphia, PA 19109
217 West State Street, Suite 300, Kennett Square, PA 19348
215 North Olive Street, Suite 201, Media, PA 19063
Blue Bell 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