Top East Greenville, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
Station Square Three Suite 105, Paoli, PA 19301
2222 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1601 Market St, Suite 2560, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1425 Chester Pike, Eddystone, PA 19022
The Cast Iron Building, 718 Arch Street, Suite 501 South, Philadelphia, PA 19106
1717 Arch St, Suite 400, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Parktowne Place, South 106, 2200 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy, Philadelphia, PA 19130
101 West Elm Street, Suite 520, Conshohocken, PA 19428
4 Sentry Pkwy, Suite 100, Blue Bell, PA 19422
123 S Broad St, 15th Floor, Office 1560, Philadelphia, PA 19101
138 West Gay Street, West Chester, PA 19380
1315 Walnut Street, Suite 1605, Philadelphia, PA 19107
105 E Evans St., Suite D, West Chester, PA 19380
11 East Second Street, Media, PA 19063
123 West Bridge Street, New Hope, PA 18938
1500 Walnut St, 7th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1601 Walnut Street, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19102
211 North 13th Street, Suite 825, Philadelphia, PA 19107
936 County Line Rd, Second Floor, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
212 West Gay Street, West Chester, PA 19380
1500 Walnut St., Suite 206, Philadelphia, PA 19102
790 Penllyn Blue Bell Pike, Suite 305, Blue Bell, PA 19422
279 South Main Street, Suite 2A, Doylestown, PA 18901
43 North Pine Street, Doylestown, PA 18901
104 South 6th Street, Perkasie, PA 18944
East Greenville 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