Top Collegeville, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1339 Chestnut Street, Suite 500, Philadelphia, PA 19107
1200 Liberty Ridge Drive, Suite 200, Wayne, PA 19087-5569
1001 Conshohocken State Road, Suite 2-400, West Conshohocken, PA 19428
29 Dowlin Forge Road, Exton, PA 19341
1200 Liberty Ridge Drive, Suite 310, Wayne, PA 19087
1735 Market Street, 51st Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
2222 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19103
301 Wharton St, Philadelphia, PA 19147
138 West Gay Street, West Chester, PA 19380
101 West Elm Street, Suite 520, Conshohocken, PA 19428
105 E Evans St., Suite D, West Chester, PA 19380
1500 Walnut St, 7th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102
123 S Broad St, 15th Floor, Office 1560, Philadelphia, PA 19101
4 Sentry Pkwy, Suite 100, Blue Bell, PA 19422
300 West State Street, Suite 108, Media, PA 19063
1315 Walnut Street, Suite 1605, Philadelphia, PA 19107
11 East Second Street, Media, PA 19063
100 West Elm Street, Suite 310, Conshohocken, PA 19428
123 West Bridge Street, New Hope, PA 18938
, Philadelphia, PA 19102
43 North Pine Street, Doylestown, PA 18901
936 County Line Rd, Second Floor, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
1501 Lower State Rd., Suite 305, North Wales, PA 19454
211 North 13th Street, Suite 825, Philadelphia, PA 19107
104 South 6th Street, Perkasie, PA 18944
Collegeville 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