Top East Greenville, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
Parktowne Place, South 106, 2200 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy, Philadelphia, PA 19130
201 N. Jackson Street, Media, PA 19063
24 N. Bryn Mawr Ave, Suite #309, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
101 West Elm Street, Suite 520, Conshohocken, PA 19428
1500 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 1010, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1717 Arch St, Suite 320, Philadelphia, PA 19103
3410 York Rd, Furlong, PA 18925
1315 Walnut Street, Suite 1605, Philadelphia, PA 19107
105 E Evans St., Suite D, West Chester, PA 19380
115 W State St, Ste 403, Media, PA 19063
90 East State Street, PO Box 1989, Doylestown, PA 18901
1845 Walnut St, 18th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
One South Church Street, Suite 400, West Chester, PA 19382
2005 Market St, 16th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
3245 Ridge Pike, Norristown, PA 19403
1333 Race Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
1315 Walnut Street, Suite 500, Philadelphia, PA 19107
105 S. High St., Suite 2A, West Chester, PA 19382
300 West State Street, Suite 108, Media, PA 19063
29 S. Walnut Street, West Chester, PA 19382
211 North 13th Street, Suite 825, Philadelphia, PA 19107
936 County Line Rd, Second Floor, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
2005 S. Easton Road, Suite 100, Doylestown, PA 18901
175 Bustleton Pike, Feasterville, PA 19053
60 East Court Street, Doylestown, PA 18901
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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