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1500 Walnut St, 7th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1315 Walnut Street, Suite 1605, Philadelphia, PA 19107
1601 Walnut Street, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19102
790 Penllyn Blue Bell Pike, Suite 305, Blue Bell, PA 19422
1528 Walnut Street, Suite 1212, Philadelphia, PA 19102
279 South Main Street, Suite 2A, Doylestown, PA 18901
1500 Walnut St., Suite 206, Philadelphia, PA 19102
212 West Gay Street, West Chester, PA 19380
1650 Market St, Suite 3600, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1500 JFK Blvd, Two Penn Center, Suite 900, Philadelphia, PA 19103
150 N Radnor Chester Rd, Suite F-200, Wayne, PA 19087
292 Main St, Suite 302, Harleysville, PA 19438
One Neshaminy Interplex, Suite 206, Trevose, PA 19053
230 S. Broad Street, Suite 1501, Philadelphia, PA 19102
325 Sentry Pkwy, Bldg. 5 West, Suite 320, Blue Bell, PA 19422
1650 Market St, Suite 5000, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1500 John F Kennedy Blvd, Suite 770, Philadelphia, PA 19102
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2005 Market St, 32nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
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Glenside 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