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279 South Main Street, Suite 2A, Doylestown, PA 18901
1515 Market St, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19102
101 West Chester Pike, Suite 1A, Havertown, PA 19083
1515 Market Street, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1528 Walnut St, Suite 1400, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1500 John F. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 520, Philadelphia, PA 19102
339 W Baltimore Ave, Media, PA 19063
123 S. Broad Street, Suite 2170, Philadelphia, PA 19109
1601 Walnut Street, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19102
606 S Main Street, Phoenixville, PA 19460
1500 Market Street, 12th Floor, East Tower, Philadelphia, PA 19102
24 N. Bryn Mawr Ave, Suite #309, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
, Philadelphia, PA 19102
426 W Lancaster Ave, Suite 200, Devon, PA 19333
1500 JFK Blvd, Ste 1723B, Philadelphia, PA 19102
43 North Pine Street, Doylestown, PA 18901
1500 Walnut St., Suite 206, Philadelphia, PA 19102
212 West Gay Street, West Chester, PA 19380
1731 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, PA 19130
2332-34 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19145
325 Sentry Pkwy, Bldg. 5 West, Suite 320, Blue Bell, PA 19422
1601 Market Street, Suite 3310, Philadelphia, PA 19103
104 South 6th Street, Perkasie, PA 18944
301 Oxford Valley Rd, #1901B, Morrisville, PA 19067
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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