Top Gwynedd Valley, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
21 West Third Street, Media, PA 19063
One Logan Square, Suite 2000, Philadelphia, PA 19103-6996
1600 Market Street, Suite 2700, Philadelphia, PA 19103-7240
1 E Airy St, Norristown, PA 19401
882 S Matlack St, Suite 110, West Chester, PA 19382
1818 Market St, Suite 2400, Philadelphia, PA 19103
2003 S Easton Rd, Suite 108, Doylestown, PA 18901
50 S 16th St., 22nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102
100 S Broad St, Suite 1910, Philadelphia, PA 19110
620 Freedom Business Center Dr, Suite 405, King of Prussia, PA 19406
2800 Kelly Rd, Suite 200, Warrington, PA 18976
700 American Ave, Suite 206, King of Prussia, PA 19406
1760 Market Street, Suite 600, Philadelphia, PA 19103
PO Box 191, 130 W Lancaster Avenue, Wayne, PA 19087-0191
90 East State Street, PO Box 1989, Doylestown, PA 18901
212 W. Front Street, Suite 300, Media, PA 19063
1500 Market St, West Tower, 18th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102
2005 Market St, 16th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1333 Race Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
101 West Chester Pike, Suite 1A, Havertown, PA 19083
960 Harvest Dr, Building B -Suite 100, Blue Bell, PA 19422
30 Valley Stream Parkway, Malvern, PA 19355
1528 Walnut St, Suite 1400, Philadelphia, PA 19102
2005 S. Easton Road, Suite 100, Doylestown, PA 18901
44 East Court Street, Doylestown, PA 18901
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