Top Eagleville, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
3554 Hulmeville Road, Suite 102, Bensalem, PA 19020
790 Penllyn Blue Bell Pike, Suite 305, Blue Bell, PA 19422
One Neshaminy Interplex, Suite 206, Trevose, PA 19053
279 South Main Street, Suite 2A, Doylestown, PA 18901
212 West Gay Street, West Chester, PA 19380
1 East Airy Street, Norristown, PA 19401
1500 John F Kennedy Blvd, Suite 520, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1500 Walnut St., Suite 206, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1818 Market Street, 30th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
PO Box 571, Valley Forge, PA 19481-0571
555 E Lancaster Ave, Suite 100, Radnor, PA 19087
1650 Market St, Suite 5000, Philadelphia, PA 19103
509 Swede Street, Norristown, PA 19401
43 North Pine Street, Doylestown, PA 18901
Two Penn Center Plaza, Suite 910, Philadelphia, PA 19102
217 West State Street, Suite 300, Kennett Square, PA 19348
215 North Olive Street, Suite 201, Media, PA 19063
Skippack Pike, PO Box 1368, Skippack, PA 19474
216 W Front St, 2nd Floor, Media, PA 19063
1518 Walnut Street, Suite 702, Philadelphia, PA 19102
2 Penn Center, Suite 900, 1500 J.F.K. Blvd., Philadelphia, PA 19102
1230 County Line Road, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
1515 Market Street, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1100 Ludlow St, Suite 300, Philadelphia, PA 19107
1500 JFK Blvd, Ste 1723B, Philadelphia, PA 19102
Eagleville 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