Top Butler, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
11 North Main Street, Greensburg, PA 15601
625 Liberty Ave, Suite 1000, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
1600 Lincoln Ave, Latrobe, PA 15650
525 William Penn Place, 28th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
6 South Fourth Street, Youngwood, PA 15697
720 Vanderbilt Road, Connellsville, PA 15425
30 East Beau Street, Suite 505, Washington, PA 15301
1000 Law & Finance Bldg., 419 4th Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Four Gateway Center, Suite 2200, 444 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
436 Seventh Ave., Floors 7 & 8, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
220 Grant St, Suite 401, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
304 Ross Street, Suite 400, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
157 S Main St, Washington, PA 15301
1603 Carmody Ct, Blaymore II, Suite 100, Sewickley, PA 15143
1800 Main St., Suite 200, Canonsburg, PA 15317
310 Grant Street, The Grant Bldg., Suite 1402, Pittsburgh, PA 15219-2263
501 Grant St, Suite 1010, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
1575 McFarland Rd, Suite 201, Pittsburgh, PA 15216
707 Grant Street, Suite 2750, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
437 Grant Street, Suite 912, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
260 Forbes Avenue, Suite 1800, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
2661 Clearview Road, Suite 8, Allison Park, PA 15101
1569 McFarland Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15216
2893 West Liberty Avenue, Suite 100, Pittsburgh, PA 15216
428 Forbes Avenue, Suite 2400, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
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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