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328 West Broad Street, Old Borough Hall, 2nd Floor, Quakertown, PA 18951
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Applebaum & Associates has experience helping clients with their Drug Possession needs in Frederick, Pennsylvania.
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1060 1st Ave, #400, King of Prussia, PA 19406
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Ciccarelli Law Offices has experience helping clients with their Drug Possession needs in Frederick, Pennsylvania.
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516 DeKalb Street, Norristown, PA 19401
130 North 18th Street, One Logan Square, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Two Commerce Square, 2001 Market Street, Suite 3100, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1700 Market St, Suite 3232, Philadelphia, PA 19103
21 West Third Street, Media, PA 19063
1901 Callowhill St, Philadelphia, PA 19130
230 S. Broad Street, Suite 900, Philadelphia, PA 19102
100 South Broad Street, Suite 1910, Philadelphia, PA 19110
934 E. High Street, Suite 2, Pottstown, PA 19464
1 E Airy St, Norristown, PA 19401
600 West Germantown Pike, Suite 400, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
1735 Market St, Suite 3300, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1650 Market Street, Suite 3669, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1600 Market Street, Suite 3900, Philadelphia, PA 19103
882 S Matlack St, Suite 110, West Chester, PA 19382
100 Deerfield Lane, Suite 240, Malvern, PA 19355
334 W Front St, Media, PA 19063
One Logan Square, Suite 1210, 130 North 18th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
One Logan Square, Suite 2000, Philadelphia, PA 19103-6996
1600 Market Street, Suite 2700, Philadelphia, PA 19103-7240
Three Parkway, 1601 Cherry Street, Suite 1400, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1315 Walnut Street, 12th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107
100 S Broad St, Suite 1910, Philadelphia, PA 19110
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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