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138 West Gay Street, West Chester, PA 19380
901 Stony Ln, Gladwyne, PA 19035
1731 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, PA 19130
2332-34 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19145
11 East Second Street, Media, PA 19063
22 W Airy Street, Norristown, PA 19401
419 Avenue of the States, Suite 406, Chester, PA 19013
43 North Pine Street, Doylestown, PA 18901
99 E Court Street, Doylestown, PA 18901
1845 Walnut Street, 23rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
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One South Church Street, Suite 400, West Chester, PA 19382
301 Oxford Valley Rd, #1901B, Morrisville, PA 19067
90 East State Street, PO Box 1989, Doylestown, PA 18901
2005 Market St, 16th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
101 West Chester Pike, Suite 1A, Havertown, PA 19083
1333 Race Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
300 West State Street, Suite 108, Media, PA 19063
1528 Walnut St, Suite 1400, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1717 Arch Street, Suite 3710, Philadelphia, PA 19103
339 W Baltimore Ave, Media, PA 19063
1500 John F. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 520, Philadelphia, PA 19102
630 Freedom Business Center Drive, 3rd Floor, King of Prussia, PA 19406
105 S. High St., Suite 2A, West Chester, PA 19382
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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