Top Conshohocken, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1 E Airy St, Norristown, PA 19401
100 S Broad St, Suite 1910, Philadelphia, PA 19110
100 N. 18th Street, Suite 300, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1500 JFK Blvd., 2 Penn Center Suite 1240, Philadelphia, PA 19102
100 South Broad Street, Suite 1910, Philadelphia, PA 19110
600 West Germantown Pike, Suite 400, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
230 S. Broad Street, Suite 900, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1500 Walnut St, Suite 1510, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1700 Market St, Suite 3232, Philadelphia, PA 19103
25 S. Church Street, West Chester, PA 19382
516 DeKalb Street, Norristown, PA 19401
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1600 Market Street, Suite 3900, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1315 Walnut Street, Suite 1605, Philadelphia, PA 19107
1500 John F Kennedy Blvd, Suite 1815, Philadelphia, PA 19102
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2541 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19148
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110 W Front St, Media, PA 19063
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790 Penllyn Blue Bell Pike, Suite 305, Blue Bell, PA 19422
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115 Plymouth Rd, #6, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
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Conshohocken 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