Top Frederick, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
341 West Baltimore Ave, PO Box 1238, Media, PA 19063
1500 Market St., 12th Floorr, East Tower, Philadelphia, PA 19102
230 South Broad St, 17th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1650 Market Street, Suite 3600, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1500 Market Street, Centre Square Bldg, West Tower, Suite 4100, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1100 Ludlow St, Suite 300, Philadelphia, PA 19107
1230 County Line Road, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
1500 Walnut St, 7th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102
24 N. Bryn Mawr Ave, Suite #309, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
1515 Market St, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1 Belmont Avenue, Suite 416, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
426 W Lancaster Ave, Suite 200, Devon, PA 19333
1500 JFK Blvd, Ste 1723B, Philadelphia, PA 19102
118 Mountain View, West Chester, PA 19380
212 West Gay Street, West Chester, PA 19380
1500 Walnut St., Suite 206, Philadelphia, PA 19102
606 S Main Street, Phoenixville, PA 19460
279 South Main Street, Suite 2A, Doylestown, PA 18901
301 Oxford Valley Rd, #1901B, Morrisville, PA 19067
2005 Market St, Suite 3150, Philadelphia, PA 19103
3245 Ridge Pike, Norristown, PA 19403
123 S Broad St, Suite 1845, Philadelphia, PA 19109
105 S. High St., Suite 2A, West Chester, PA 19382
201 N. Jackson Street, Media, PA 19063
1500 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 1010, 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