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211 North 13th Street, Suite 825, Philadelphia, PA 19107
138 West Gay Street, West Chester, PA 19380
4 Sentry Pkwy, Suite 100, Blue Bell, PA 19422
123 S Broad St, 15th Floor, Office 1560, Philadelphia, PA 19101
11 East Second Street, Media, PA 19063
680 Middletown Boulevard, Langhorne, PA 19047
212 West Gay Street, West Chester, PA 19380
One South Church Street, Suite 400, West Chester, PA 19382
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1500 Walnut St., Suite 206, Philadelphia, PA 19102
2005 Market St, 16th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
301 Oxford Valley Rd, #1901B, Morrisville, PA 19067
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300 West State Street, Suite 108, Media, PA 19063
90 East State Street, PO Box 1989, Doylestown, PA 18901
1333 Race Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
1315 Walnut Street, Suite 500, Philadelphia, PA 19107
339 W Baltimore Ave, Media, PA 19063
1528 Walnut St, Suite 1400, Philadelphia, PA 19102
606 S Main Street, Phoenixville, PA 19460
1500 John F. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 520, Philadelphia, PA 19102
419 Avenue of the States, Suite 406, Chester, PA 19013
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Chadds Ford 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