Top Gwynedd Valley, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
516 DeKalb Street, Norristown, PA 19401
1735 Market St, Suite 3300, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1901 Callowhill St, Philadelphia, PA 19130
100 S Broad St, Suite 1910, Philadelphia, PA 19110
1315 Walnut Street, 12th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107
100 N. 18th Street, Suite 300, Philadelphia, PA 19103
100 South Broad Street, Suite 1910, Philadelphia, PA 19110
600 West Germantown Pike, Suite 400, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
230 S. Broad Street, Suite 900, Philadelphia, PA 19102
One Logan Square, Suite 1210, 130 North 18th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1500 Walnut St, Suite 1510, Philadelphia, PA 19102
Two Commerce Square, 2001 Market Street, Suite 3100, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1650 Market Street, Suite 3669, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1717 Arch St, Suite 3910, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1515 Market St, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1515 Market St, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19102
29 S. Church St., West Chester, PA 19382
1701 Walnut St, PO Box 37635, Philadelphia, PA 19103
509 Swede Street, Norristown, PA 19401
1617 JFK Boulevard, 20th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1661 Bethlehem Pike, Hatfield, PA 19440
1500 Market St., 12th Floorr, East Tower, Philadelphia, PA 19102
PO Box 571, Valley Forge, PA 19481-0571
700 American Ave, Suite 303, King of Prussia, PA 19406
1818 Market Street, Suite 2740, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Gwynedd Valley 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