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One Logan Square, Suite 2000, Philadelphia, PA 19103-6996
1600 Market Street, Suite 2700, Philadelphia, PA 19103-7240
Three Parkway, 1601 Cherry Street, Suite 1400, Philadelphia, PA 19102
2001 Market Street, Suite 1700, Philadelphia, PA 19103
334 W Front St, Media, PA 19063
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
100 S Broad St, Suite 1910, Philadelphia, PA 19110
1760 Market Street, Suite 600, Philadelphia, PA 19103
215 West Miner St, West Chester, PA 19382
840 1st Ave, Suite 400, King of Prussia, PA 19406
100 South Broad Street, Suite 1525, Philadelphia, PA 19110
217 West State Street, Suite 300, Kennett Square, PA 19348
1219 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
1518 Walnut Street, Suite 702, Philadelphia, PA 19102
87 North Broad Street, Doylestown, PA 18901
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610 Freedom Business Center Drive, Suite 102, King Of Prussia, PA 19406
100 West Elm Street, Suite 310, Conshohocken, PA 19428
2016 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
, Philadelphia, PA 19102
43 North Pine Street, Doylestown, PA 18901
200 Barr Harbor Drive, Suite 400, Conshohocken, PA 19428
11880 Bustleton Ave, STE 206, Philadelphia, PA 19116
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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