Top Devon, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
426 W Lancaster Ave, Suite 200, Devon, PA 19333
1500 John F Kennedy Blvd, Suite 900, Philadelphia, PA 19102
105 E Evans St., Suite D, West Chester, PA 19380
1608 Walnut Street, Suite 502, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1500 JFK Blvd, Ste 1723B, Philadelphia, PA 19102
Parktowne Place, South 106, 2200 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy, Philadelphia, PA 19130
100 S Juniper St, 3rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107
24 N. Bryn Mawr Ave, Suite #309, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
1515 Market St, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1717 Arch St, Suite 3910, Philadelphia, PA 19103
110 W Front St, Media, PA 19063
212 West Gay Street, West Chester, PA 19380
29 S. Walnut Street, West Chester, PA 19382
1500 Walnut St., Suite 206, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1731 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, PA 19130
2332-34 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19145
1500 Walnut Street, Suite 900, Philadelphia, PA 19102
2 S. Orange Street, Suite 215, Sovereign Bank Building, Media, PA 19063
279 South Main Street, Suite 2A, Doylestown, PA 18901
123 S. Broad Street, Suite 2170, Philadelphia, PA 19109
43 North Pine Street, Doylestown, PA 18901
123 S Broad St, Suite 1845, Philadelphia, PA 19109
2005 Market St, Suite 3150, Philadelphia, PA 19103
110 Runnymede Dr, Lansdale, PA 19446
1420 Locust St, Suite 420, Philadelphia, PA 19102
Devon 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