Top Downingtown, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1518 Walnut Street, Suite 702, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1701 Walnut St, PO Box 37635, Philadelphia, PA 19103
217 West State Street, Suite 300, Kennett Square, PA 19348
181 Washington Street, Suite 400, Six Tower Bridge, Conshohocken, PA 19428
29 Dowlin Forge Road, Exton, PA 19341
1200 Liberty Ridge Drive, Suite 200, Wayne, PA 19087-5569
1001 Conshohocken State Road, Suite 2-400, West Conshohocken, PA 19428
1735 Market Street, 51st Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
2222 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19103
138 - 140 W Gay St, West Chester, PA 19380
1425 Chester Pike, Eddystone, PA 19022
40 East Airy Street, Norristown, PA 19401
Station Square Three Suite 105, Paoli, PA 19301
123 South Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19109
537 West Uwchlan Avenue, Suite 200, Downingtown, PA 19335
The Cast Iron Building, 718 Arch Street, Suite 501 South, Philadelphia, PA 19106
100 West Elm Street, Suite 310, Conshohocken, PA 19428
The Curtis Center, 170 S. Independence Mall W., Suite 400E, Philadelphia, PA 19106
113 North Olive Street, Media, PA 19063
1717 Arch St, 24th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1845 Walnut Street, 19th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
50 South 16th Street, Suite 2925, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1 East Airy Street, Norristown, PA 19401
206 W State St, Lower Level, Media, PA 19063
3554 Hulmeville Road, Suite 102, Bensalem, PA 19020
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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