Top Fort Washington, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
279 South Main Street, Suite 2A, Doylestown, PA 18901
43 North Pine Street, Doylestown, PA 18901
21 W Airy St, Norristown, PA 19401
1845 Walnut Street, 23rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
341 West Baltimore Ave, PO Box 1238, Media, PA 19063
301 Oxford Valley Rd, #1901B, Morrisville, PA 19067
PO Box 571, Valley Forge, PA 19481-0571
606 S Main Street, Phoenixville, PA 19460
Two Penn Center Plaza, Suite 910, Philadelphia, PA 19102
518 South Third Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147
123 S Broad St, Suite 1845, Philadelphia, PA 19109
1515 Market Street, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1200 Liberty Ridge Drive, Suite 310, Wayne, PA 19087
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1650 Market St, Suite 3600, Philadelphia, PA 19103
535 N Church St, Suite 318, West Chester, PA 19380
426 W Lancaster Ave, Suite 200, Devon, PA 19333
100 S. Broad Street, Suite 1910, Philadelphia, PA 19110
1500 JFK Blvd, Ste 1723B, Philadelphia, PA 19102
24 N. Bryn Mawr Ave, Suite #309, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
2001 Market St, Two Commerce Square, Suite 2620, Philadelphia, PA 19103
215 West Miner St, West Chester, PA 19382
840 1st Ave, Suite 400, King of Prussia, PA 19406
113 North Olive Street, Media, PA 19063
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Fort Washington 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