Top Dormont, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
27 W Main St, Carnegie, PA 15106
4 W Manilla Ave, Suite 12, Pittsburgh, PA 15220
345 Southpointe Blvd Suite 100, Canonsburg, PA 15317
300 Weyman Plaza Suite 320, Pittsburgh, PA 15236
966 Perry Highway, Pittsburgh, PA 15237
The Mitchell Building, 304 Ross Street, Suite 505, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
402 Grant Avenue, Leechburg, PA 15656
107 East Main Street, Uniontown, PA 15401
1569 McFarland Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15216
2893 West Liberty Avenue, Suite 100, Pittsburgh, PA 15216
300 Mount Lebanon Blvd., Suite 201, Pittsburgh, PA 15234
428 Boulevard of the Allies, Suite 700, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
50 South 7th Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15203
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301 Grant St, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
2605 Nicholson Road, Suite 2103, Sewickley, PA 15143
225 Ross Street, Suite 411, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
437 Grant Street, Suite 912, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
1000 Brooktree Rd, Suite 110, Wexford, PA 15090
2661 Clearview Road, Suite 8, Allison Park, PA 15101
2131 Brodhead Road, Aliquippa, PA 15001
16 W Cherry Avenue, Washington, PA 15301
315 Cavitt Avenue, Trafford, PA 15085
310 Grant St, Suite 2901, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
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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