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212 W. Front Street, Suite 300, Media, PA 19063
1300 Virginia Dr, Suite 405, Fort Washington, PA 19034
2005 Market St, 32nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
230 South Broad St, 17th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1101 Market St, Suite 2500, Philadelphia, PA 19107
1518 Walnut Street, Suite 808, Philadelphia, PA 19102
2001 Market St, Suite 3810, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1650 Market Street, Suite 3600, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1500 Walnut Street, 21st Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102
101 Darby Road, Havertown, PA 19083
1760 Market Street, Suite 1001, Philadelphia, PA 19103
589 Skippack Pike, Suite 300, Blue Bell, PA 19422
21 W Washington St, Suite C, West Chester, PA 19380
626 S State Street, Newtown, PA 18940
6 Ponds Edge Drive Suite 1, Chadds Ford, PA 19317
Parktowne Place, South 106, 2200 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy, Philadelphia, PA 19130
1500 Walnut St, 7th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102
101 West Elm Street, Suite 520, Conshohocken, PA 19428
1617 JFK Boulevard, 20th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1315 Walnut Street, Suite 1605, Philadelphia, PA 19107
29 S. Walnut Street, West Chester, PA 19382
1500 Market St., 12th Floorr, East Tower, 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