Top Frederick, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
230 S. Broad Street, Suite 900, Philadelphia, PA 19102
100 South Broad Street, Suite 1910, Philadelphia, PA 19110
516 DeKalb Street, Norristown, PA 19401
1735 Market St, Suite 3300, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1500 JFK Blvd., 2 Penn Center Suite 1240, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1600 Market Street, Suite 2700, Philadelphia, PA 19103-7240
Three Parkway, 1601 Cherry Street, Suite 1400, Philadelphia, PA 19102
100 S Broad St, Suite 1910, Philadelphia, PA 19110
One Logan Square, Suite 2000, Philadelphia, PA 19103-6996
1315 Walnut Street, 12th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107
334 W Front St, Media, PA 19063
1500 Walnut St, Suite 1510, Philadelphia, PA 19102
Skippack Pike, PO Box 1368, Skippack, PA 19474
50 South 16th Street, Suite 2925, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1100 Ludlow St, Suite 300, Philadelphia, PA 19107
One Neshaminy Interplex, Suite 206, Trevose, PA 19053
206 W State St, Lower Level, Media, PA 19063
1230 County Line Road, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
27 S Darlington St, West Chester, PA 19382
3554 Hulmeville Road, Suite 102, Bensalem, PA 19020
1650 Market Street, Suite 3600, Philadelphia, PA 19103
339 West State Street, Media, PA 19063
121 South Broad Street, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19107
100 S Juniper St, Third Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107
1420 Walnut, Suite 1012, Philadelphia, PA 19102
Frederick 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