Top Colmar, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1600 Market Street, Suite 2500, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1515 Market Street, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19102
900 Northbrook Dr, Suite 120, Trevose, PA 19053
181 Washington Street, Suite 400, Six Tower Bridge, Conshohocken, PA 19428
1500 John F. Kennedy Blvd, Two Penn Center, Suite 1230, Philadelphia, PA 19102
3410 York Rd, Furlong, PA 18925
2 Penn Center, Suite 1815, 1500 JFK Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19102
Parktowne Place, South 106, 2200 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy, Philadelphia, PA 19130
201 N. Jackson Street, Media, PA 19063
101 West Elm Street, Suite 520, Conshohocken, PA 19428
1500 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 1010, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1717 Arch St, Suite 320, Philadelphia, PA 19103
230 S. Broad Street, Suite 1501, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1717 Arch Street, Suite 4900, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1735 Market Street, Suite 3450, Philadelphia, PA 19103
372 N Lewis Rd, PO Box 575, Royersford, PA 19468
1717 Arch St. Ste. 320, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1325 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19107
488 Norristown Road, Suite 240, Blue Bell, PA 19422
2401 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 1C41, Philadelphia, PA 19130
100 S. Broad St., Suite 1216, Philadelphia, PA 19110
211 North 13th Street, Suite 825, Philadelphia, PA 19107
11880 Bustleton Ave, STE 206, Philadelphia, PA 19116
1617 JFK Boulevard, 20th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
25 N Main St, Doylestown, PA 18901
Colmar 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