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215 West Miner St, West Chester, PA 19382
840 1st Ave, Suite 400, King of Prussia, PA 19406
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206 W State St, Lower Level, Media, PA 19063
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1500 JFK Boulevard, Suite 1300, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1515 Market Street, Suite 910, Philadelphia, PA 19102
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372 N Lewis Rd, PO Box 575, Royersford, PA 19468
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100 S Broad St, Suite 2121, Philadelphia, PA 19102
11880 Bustleton Ave, STE 206, Philadelphia, PA 19116
196 West Ashland St, Doylestown, PA 18901
488 Norristown Road, Suite 240, Blue Bell, PA 19422
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25 N Main St, Doylestown, PA 18901
1600 Locust St, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1500 Market St, Centre Square West Tower 32nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102
2005 Market Street, Suite 2600, Philadelphia, PA 19103
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1040 Stony Hill Road, Suite 150, Yardley, PA 19067
1325 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19107
175 Bustleton Pike, Feasterville, PA 19053
317 Swede Street, Norristown, PA 19401
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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