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One Liberty Place, 1650 Market St, 55th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
30 Valley Stream Parkway, Malvern, PA 19355
104 South 6th Street, Perkasie, PA 18944
1430 Land Title Bldg., 100 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19110
1601 Market Street, Suite 3310, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1518 Walnut Street, Suite 905, Philadelphia, PA 19102
308 East Second Street, Media, PA 19063
1701 Walnut St, PO Box 37635, Philadelphia, PA 19103
11 East 2nd Street, Media, PA 19063
3800 Horizon Blvd, Suite 101, Trevose, PA 19053
150 Strafford Avenue, Suite 210, Wayne, PA 19087
507 Swede St, Norristown, PA 19401
1417 Locust St, 3rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102
4 Sentry Pkwy, Suite 100, Blue Bell, PA 19422
118 North State Street, Newtown, PA 18940
360 W Main Street, Trappe, PA 19426
138 West Gay Street, West Chester, PA 19380
1717 Arch St, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1 East Airy Street, Norristown, PA 19401
201 Corporate Drive East, Langhorne, PA 19047
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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