Top Freeport, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
110 East Diamond Street, Suite 301, Butler, PA 16001
1569 McFarland Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15216
310 Grant Street, Suite 2901, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Landmarks Building, Suite 250, 100 West Station Square Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
429 Fourth Ave, Suite 1508, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
220 Grant Street, 5th FL, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
1223 Long Run Road, White Oak, PA 15131
500 Grant Street, Suite 2900, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
650 Corporation St, Ste 300, Beaver, PA 15009
1428 Banksville Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15216
966 Perry Highway, Pittsburgh, PA 15237
22 South Sxith Street, Indiana, PA 15701
3875 Old William Penn Hwy, Suite 6, Murrysville, PA 15668
2221 Denlin Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15216
301 Grant St, Suite 270, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
300 Mount Lebanon Blvd., Suite 201, Pittsburgh, PA 15234
308 Fallowfield Ave, Charleroi, PA 15022
428 Boulevard of the Allies, Suite 700, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
27 W Main St, Carnegie, PA 15106
345 Southpointe Blvd Suite 100, Canonsburg, PA 15317
436 Seventh Ave, Suite 300, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
One Oxford Centre, 301 Grant Street, 14th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
310 Grant St, Suite 2901, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
521 Cedar Way, Suite 200, Oakmont, PA 15139
20120 Rte 19, Suite 200, Cranberry Township, PA 16066
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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