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600 West Germantown Pike, Suite 400, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
500 Office Center Dr, Suite 400, Fort Washington, PA 19034
One Logan Square, Suite 1210, 130 North 18th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1500 Walnut St, Suite 1510, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1 E Airy St, Norristown, PA 19401
882 S Matlack St, Suite 110, West Chester, PA 19382
2001 Market Street, Suite 1700, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Centre Square West, 1500 Market St, Suite 3400, Philadelphia, PA 19102
2000 Market Street, Suite 1300, Philadelphia, PA 19103
50 S 16th St., 22nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102
2000 Market Street, Suite 2300, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1600 Market Street, Suite 3900, Philadelphia, PA 19103
334 W Front St, Media, PA 19063
1717 Arch St, Suite 3910, Philadelphia, PA 19103
211 North 13th Street, Suite 825, Philadelphia, PA 19107
936 County Line Rd, Second Floor, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
212 West Gay Street, West Chester, PA 19380
1500 Walnut St., Suite 206, Philadelphia, PA 19102
4 Sentry Pkwy, Suite 100, Blue Bell, PA 19422
300 West State Street, Suite 108, Media, PA 19063
123 S Broad St, 15th Floor, Office 1560, Philadelphia, PA 19101
419 Avenue of the States, Suite 406, Chester, PA 19013
339 W Baltimore Ave, Media, PA 19063
11 East Second Street, Media, PA 19063
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Boothwyn 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