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1315 Walnut Street, 12th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107
1735 Market St, Suite 3300, Philadelphia, PA 19103
500 Office Center Dr, Suite 400, Fort Washington, PA 19034
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25 S. Church Street, West Chester, PA 19382
516 DeKalb Street, Norristown, PA 19401
1500 JFK Blvd., 2 Penn Center Suite 1240, Philadelphia, PA 19102
One Logan Square, Suite 2000, Philadelphia, PA 19103-6996
110 W Front St, Media, PA 19063
29 S. Walnut Street, West Chester, PA 19382
2112 Walnut Street, 3rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1818 Market Street, 30th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
2 Penn Center, Suite 1815, 1500 JFK Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1500 Market Street, Centre Square Bldg, West Tower, Suite 4100, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1760 Market Street, Suite 1001, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1100 Ludlow St, Suite 300, Philadelphia, PA 19107
230 S. Broad Street, Suite 1501, Philadelphia, PA 19102
292 Main St, Suite 302, Harleysville, PA 19438
1230 County Line Road, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
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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