Top Exton, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
29 Dowlin Forge Road, Exton, PA 19341
1200 Liberty Ridge Drive, Suite 200, Wayne, PA 19087-5569
3410 York Rd, Furlong, PA 18925
1315 Walnut Street, Suite 1605, Philadelphia, PA 19107
1735 Market Street, 51st Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
105 E Evans St., Suite D, West Chester, PA 19380
1001 Conshohocken State Road, Suite 2-400, West Conshohocken, PA 19428
Station Square Three Suite 105, Paoli, PA 19301
24 East Market Street, West Chester, PA 19382
2222 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1425 Chester Pike, Eddystone, PA 19022
The Cast Iron Building, 718 Arch Street, Suite 501 South, Philadelphia, PA 19106
1515 Market St, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19102
110 Runnymede Dr, Lansdale, PA 19446
8 Saint Albans Avenue, Newtown, PA 19073-3626
33 E. Marshall Street, Norristown, PA 19401
100 S Juniper St, 3rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107
1701 Walnut St, PO Box 37635, Philadelphia, PA 19103
217 West State Street, Suite 300, Kennett Square, PA 19348
1518 Walnut Street, Suite 702, Philadelphia, PA 19102
339 West State Street, Media, PA 19063
121 South Broad Street, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19107
936 County Line Rd, Second Floor, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
100 S Juniper St, Third Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107
211 North 13th Street, Suite 825, Philadelphia, PA 19107
Exton 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