Top Downingtown, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
The Curtis Center, 170 S. Independence Mall W., Suite 400E, Philadelphia, PA 19106
1600 Market St, 32nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
144 East DeKalb Pike, Suite 300, King of Prussia, PA 19406
Cira Centre, 2929 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
One Liberty Place, 1650 Market St, 55th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1339 Chestnut Street, Suite 500, Philadelphia, PA 19107
29 Dowlin Forge Road, Exton, PA 19341
1001 Conshohocken State Road, Suite 2-400, West Conshohocken, PA 19428
1200 Liberty Ridge Drive, Suite 200, Wayne, PA 19087-5569
2222 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19103
138 - 140 W Gay St, West Chester, PA 19380
162 South Easton Road, Glenside, PA 19038
1735 Market Street, 51st Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
The Cast Iron Building, 718 Arch Street, Suite 501 South, Philadelphia, PA 19106
630 Freedom Business Center Drive, 3rd Floor, King of Prussia, PA 19406
115 W State St, Ste 403, Media, PA 19063
292 Main St, Suite 302, Harleysville, PA 19438
1650 Market St, Suite 3600, Philadelphia, PA 19103
212 W Gay St, West Chester, PA 19380
2016 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
One Neshaminy Interplex, Suite 206, Trevose, PA 19053
1617 JFK Boulevard, 20th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
123 S Broad St, 15th Floor, Office 1560, Philadelphia, PA 19101
4 Sentry Pkwy, Suite 100, Blue Bell, PA 19422
341 West State Street, Media, PA 19063
Downingtown 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