Top Collingdale, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
100 S Broad St, Suite 2121, Philadelphia, PA 19102
606 S Main Street, Phoenixville, PA 19460
133 North State Street, Newtown, PA 18940
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101 West Elm Street, Suite 520, Conshohocken, PA 19428
1500 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 1010, Philadelphia, PA 19102
2001 Market St, Two Commerce Square, Suite 2620, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1717 Arch St, Suite 320, Philadelphia, PA 19103
150 Strafford Avenue, Suite 210, Wayne, PA 19087
507 Swede St, Norristown, PA 19401
326 W Lancaster Ave, Suite 301, Ardmore, PA 19003
501 Cambria Avenue, Suite 150, Bensalem, PA 19020
201 N. Jackson Street, Media, PA 19063
118 North State Street, Newtown, PA 18940
360 W Main Street, Trappe, PA 19426
2005 Market St, 32nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
211 North 13th Street, Suite 825, Philadelphia, PA 19107
936 County Line Rd, Second Floor, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
1650 Market S, Suite 3600, Philadelphia, PA 19103
215 West Miner St, West Chester, PA 19382
840 1st Ave, Suite 400, King of Prussia, PA 19406
18 West Front Street, Media, PA 19063
1000 Westlakes Dr, Berwyn, PA 19312
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Collingdale 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