Top Doylestown, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
606 S Main Street, Phoenixville, PA 19460
12 Veterans Square, Suite 1, Media, PA 19063
301 Oxford Valley Rd, #1901B, Morrisville, PA 19067
2005 Market St, 32nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1608 Walnut Street, Suite 502, Philadelphia, PA 19103
411 Cherry St, Norristown, PA 19401
1760 Market Street, Suite 1001, Philadelphia, PA 19103
3410 York Rd, Furlong, PA 18925
201 N. Jackson Street, Media, PA 19063
1500 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 1010, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1501 Lower State Rd., Suite 305, North Wales, PA 19454
100 E Court St, Doylestown, PA 18901
2001 Market St, Two Commerce Square, Suite 2620, Philadelphia, PA 19103
29 S. Walnut Street, West Chester, PA 19382
3245 Ridge Pike, Norristown, PA 19403
105 S. High St., Suite 2A, West Chester, PA 19382
1845 Walnut St, 18th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1717 Arch St, Suite 320, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1518 Walnut Street, Suite 905, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1650 Arch Street, Suite 2501, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1701 Walnut St, PO Box 37635, Philadelphia, PA 19103
936 County Line Rd, Second Floor, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
211 North 13th Street, Suite 825, Philadelphia, PA 19107
1661 Bethlehem Pike, Hatfield, PA 19440
33 E. Marshall Street, Norristown, PA 19401
Doylestown Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in Doylestown
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in Doylestown and checks their standing with Pennsylvania bar associations.
Our Verification Process and Criteria
Ample Experience
Attorneys must meet stringent qualifications and prove they practice in the area of law they’re verified in.
Good Standing
Be in good standing with their bar associations and maintain a clean disciplinary record.
Annual Review
Submit to an annual review to retain their Lead Counsel Verified status.
Client Commitment
Pledge to follow the highest quality client service and ethical standards.
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