Top Downingtown, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
11 East 2nd Street, Media, PA 19063
507 Swede St, Norristown, PA 19401
1701 Walnut St, PO Box 37635, Philadelphia, PA 19103
4 Sentry Pkwy, Suite 100, Blue Bell, PA 19422
123 S Broad St, 15th Floor, Office 1560, Philadelphia, PA 19101
1650 Market S, Suite 3600, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1717 Arch St, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1 East Airy Street, Norristown, PA 19401
3554 Hulmeville Road, Suite 102, Bensalem, PA 19020
201 Corporate Drive East, Langhorne, PA 19047
213 West Miner Street, Suite 101, West Chester, PA 19382
1500 John F. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 520, Philadelphia, PA 19102
100 South Broad Street, Suite 1525, Philadelphia, PA 19110
1500 Walnut St, Suite 1205, Philadelphia, PA 19102
12 Veterans Square, Media, PA 19063
1 East Airy Street, Norristown, PA 19401
87 North Broad St, Doylestown, PA 18901
100 West Elm Street, Suite 310, Conshohocken, PA 19428
1500 Walnut Street, Suite 409, Philadelphia, PA 19102
18 West Front Street, Media, PA 19063
1500 John F. Kennedy Blvd, Two Penn Center, Suite 1230, Philadelphia, PA 19102
100 E Court St, Doylestown, PA 18901
1500 JFK Blvd, Two Penn Center, Suite 900, Philadelphia, PA 19103
341 West State Street, Media, PA 19063
334 West Front 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