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50 South 16th Street, Suite 2925, Philadelphia, PA 19102
212 W Gay St, West Chester, PA 19380
11880 Bustleton Ave, STE 206, Philadelphia, PA 19116
Suite 206, The Benjamin Franklin, 834 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
1325 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19107
25 N Main St, Doylestown, PA 18901
1650 Market S, Suite 3600, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1500 John F Kennedy Blvd, Suite 770, Philadelphia, PA 19102
Two Penn Center, 1500 JFK Blvd., Suite 520, Philadelphia, PA 19102
680 Middletown Boulevard, Langhorne, PA 19047
2005 Market St, 16th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
90 East State Street, PO Box 1989, Doylestown, PA 18901
1333 Race Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
2001 Market St, Suite 2815, Philadelphia, PA 19103
133 North State Street, Newtown, PA 18940
1315 Walnut Street, Suite 500, Philadelphia, PA 19107
300 West State Street, Suite 108, Media, PA 19063
301 Wharton St, Philadelphia, PA 19147
2005 S. Easton Road, Suite 100, Doylestown, PA 18901
175 Bustleton Pike, Feasterville, PA 19053
470 Norristown Road, Suite 302, Blue Bell, PA 19422
120 Gay Street, PO Box 289, Phoenixville, PA 19460
400 Maryland Drive, Fort Washington, PA 19034
317 Swede Street, Norristown, PA 19401
925 Harvest Drive, Suite 300, Blue Bell, PA 19422
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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