Top Cecil, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
304 Ross Street, Suite 400, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
308 Fallowfield Ave, Charleroi, PA 15022
650 Corporation St, Ste 300, Beaver, PA 15009
345 Southpointe Blvd Suite 100, Canonsburg, PA 15317
50 South 7th Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15203
1428 Banksville Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15216
One Oxford Centre, 301 Grant Street, 14th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
3875 Old William Penn Hwy, Suite 6, Murrysville, PA 15668
2221 Denlin Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15216
402 Grant Avenue, Leechburg, PA 15656
107 East Main Street, Uniontown, PA 15401
16 W Cherry Avenue, Washington, PA 15301
2131 Brodhead Road, Aliquippa, PA 15001
315 Cavitt Avenue, Trafford, PA 15085
260 Forbes Avenue, Suite 1800, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
110 East Diamond Street, Suite 301, Butler, PA 16001
617 South Pike Road, Sarver, PA 16055
300 Weyman Plaza Suite 320, Pittsburgh, PA 15236
225 Ross St, Suite 600, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
304 Ross St, Ste 400, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
436 Seventh Avenue, Suite 300, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
2300 Freeport Road, Suite 10, New Kensington, PA 15068-4669
20120 Rte 19, Suite 200, Cranberry Township, PA 16066
420 Ft Duquesne Blvd., 1 Gateway Cetner, Suite 700, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
310 Grant Street, Suite 3000, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Cecil 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