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535 N Church St, Suite 318, West Chester, PA 19380
1650 Market St, Suite 3600, Philadelphia, PA 19103
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100 S. Broad Street, Suite 1910, Philadelphia, PA 19110
2001 Market St, Two Commerce Square, Suite 2620, Philadelphia, PA 19103
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215 West Miner St, West Chester, PA 19382
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840 1st Ave, Suite 400, King of Prussia, PA 19406
113 North Olive Street, Media, PA 19063
181 Washington Street, Suite 400, Six Tower Bridge, Conshohocken, PA 19428
1500 JFK Boulevard, Suite 1300, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1650 Arch Street, Suite 2501, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1717 Arch Street, Suite 4900, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1515 Market Street, Suite 910, Philadelphia, PA 19102
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610 Freedom Business Center Drive, Suite 102, King Of Prussia, PA 19406
150 N Radnor Chester Rd, Suite F-200, Wayne, PA 19087
372 N Lewis Rd, PO Box 575, Royersford, PA 19468
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32 South Church Street, West Chester, PA 19382
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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