Top Greencastle, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You

Mooney Law

Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Greencastle, PA

80 North 2nd Street, Chambersburg, PA 17201

Keller, Keller, and Beck LLC

Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Greencastle, PA

343-B South Potomac Street, Waynesboro, PA 17268

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Central PA Law Group LLC

Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Greencastle, PA

46 E Philadelphia St, York, PA 17401

Steve Rice Law

Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Greencastle, PA

260 W High St, Suite 2, Gettysburg, PA 17325

Mooney Law

Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Greencastle, PA

115 Carlisle Street, New Oxford, PA 17350

Abom & Kutulakis, LLC

Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Greencastle, PA

2 West High Street, Carlisle, PA 17013

Law Office of Andrew H. Shaw, P.C.

Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Greencastle, PA

2011 W Trindle Rd, Carlisle, PA 17013

The Law Office of Fawn E. Kehler, PLLC

Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Greencastle, PA

PO Box 122, Etters, PA 17319

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Greencastle Drug Possession Information

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The Average Total Federal Prison Sentence for Drug Possession in Pennsylvania

0.02 months *

* based on 2021 Individual Offenders - Federal Court sentencing in Pennsylvania federal courts. See Sentencing Data Information for complete details.

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
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