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162 South Easton Road, Glenside, PA 19038
3405 West Chester Pike, Newtown Square, PA 19073
1425 Chester Pike, Eddystone, PA 19022
The Cast Iron Building, 718 Arch Street, Suite 501 South, Philadelphia, PA 19106
1650 Market St, Suite 3600, Philadelphia, PA 19103
292 Main St, Suite 302, Harleysville, PA 19438
50 South 16th Street, Suite 2925, Philadelphia, PA 19102
One Neshaminy Interplex, Suite 206, Trevose, PA 19053
4 Sentry Pkwy, Suite 100, Blue Bell, PA 19422
1417 Locust St, 3rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102
138 West Gay Street, West Chester, PA 19380
341 West State Street, Media, PA 19063
11 East Second Street, Media, PA 19063
680 Middletown Boulevard, Langhorne, PA 19047
90 East State Street, PO Box 1989, Doylestown, PA 18901
2005 Market St, 16th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
115 North Jackson Street, Media, PA 19063
32 South Church Street, West Chester, PA 19382
1333 Race Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
1315 Walnut Street, Suite 500, Philadelphia, PA 19107
300 West State Street, Suite 108, Media, PA 19063
1845 Walnut St, 18th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
29 S. Walnut Street, West Chester, PA 19382
1500 JFK Blvd., Suite 900, Philadelphia, PA 19102
100 S Broad St, Suite 2121, Philadelphia, PA 19102
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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