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1818 Market St, Suite 2400, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1600 Market Street, Suite 2700, Philadelphia, PA 19103-7240
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600 West Germantown Pike, Suite 400, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
334 W Front St, Media, PA 19063
100 N. 18th Street, Suite 300, Philadelphia, PA 19103
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882 S Matlack St, Suite 110, West Chester, PA 19382
One Logan Square, Suite 1210, 130 North 18th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
130 North 18th Street, One Logan Square, Philadelphia, PA 19103
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1000 Westlakes Dr, Berwyn, PA 19312
1650 Market Street, Suite 3600, Philadelphia, PA 19103
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1100 Ludlow St, Suite 300, Philadelphia, PA 19107
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101 West Elm Street, Suite 520, Conshohocken, PA 19428
1500 Walnut St, 7th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102
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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