Top Cranberry Township, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1736 Ferguson Road, Allison Park, PA 15101
2300 Freeport Road, Suite 10, New Kensington, PA 15068-4669
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301 Grant St, Suite 270, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
150 Pleasant Drive, Suite 101, Aliquippa, PA 15001
310 Grant Street, Grant Building Suite 1801, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
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500 Grant Street, Suite 4900, Pittsburgh, PA 15219-2502
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625 Liberty Avenue, 5th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3152
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220 Grant St, Fifth Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
8878 Covenant Ave, Suite 265, Pittsburgh, PA 15237
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220 Grant Street, 5th FL, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
500 Grant Street, Suite 2900, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
429 Fourth Ave, Suite 1508, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
1223 Long Run Road, White Oak, PA 15131
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1428 Banksville Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15216
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Cranberry Township 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