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1600 Market Street, Suite 2700, Philadelphia, PA 19103-7240
Three Parkway, 1601 Cherry Street, Suite 1400, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1500 Walnut St, Suite 1510, Philadelphia, PA 19102
111 N. Olive Street, Media, PA 19063
100 N. 18th Street, Suite 300, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1315 Walnut Street, 12th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107
1700 Market St, Suite 3232, Philadelphia, PA 19103
230 South Broad St, Suite 1100, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1515 Market St, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19102
110 Runnymede Dr, Lansdale, PA 19446
1600 Locust St, Philadelphia, PA 19103
101 W Airy St, Norristown, PA 19401
Two Penn Center Plaza, Suite 910, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1650 Market S, Suite 3600, Philadelphia, PA 19103
901 Stony Ln, Gladwyne, PA 19035
1601 Walnut Street, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19102
790 Penllyn Blue Bell Pike, Suite 305, Blue Bell, PA 19422
1500 Market St., 12th Floorr, East Tower, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1500 Walnut Street, Suite 900, Philadelphia, PA 19102
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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