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1760 Market Street, Suite 600, Philadelphia, PA 19103
620 Freedom Business Center Dr, Suite 405, King of Prussia, PA 19406
1700 Market St, Suite 3232, Philadelphia, PA 19103
230 South Broad St, Suite 1100, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1735 Market St, Suite 3300, Philadelphia, PA 19103
21 West Third Street, Media, PA 19063
One Logan Square, Suite 2000, Philadelphia, PA 19103-6996
1600 Market Street, Suite 2700, Philadelphia, PA 19103-7240
Three Parkway, 1601 Cherry Street, Suite 1400, Philadelphia, PA 19102
25 S. Church Street, West Chester, PA 19382
516 DeKalb Street, Norristown, PA 19401
25 N Main St, Doylestown, PA 18901
181 Washington Street, Suite 400, Six Tower Bridge, Conshohocken, PA 19428
Suite 206, The Benjamin Franklin, 834 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
1800 E Lancaster Avenue, Suite L, Paoli, PA 19301
1325 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19107
1835 Market Street, Suite 2900, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1500 JFK Blvd. Suite 1313, Philadelphia, PA 19102
29 S. Walnut Street, West Chester, PA 19382
123 S Broad St, Ste 2037, Philadelphia, PA 19109
1518 Walnut Street, Suite 807C, Philadelphia, PA 19102
26 W Airy St, Norristown, PA 19401
2 Penn Center-1500 John F. Kennedy Blvd, Suite 1900, Philadelphia, PA 19102
12 Veterans Square, Suite 1, Media, PA 19063
2401 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 1C41, Philadelphia, PA 19130
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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