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101 West Elm Street, Suite 520, Conshohocken, PA 19428
3410 York Rd, Furlong, PA 18925
1417 Locust St, 3rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102
4 Sentry Pkwy, Suite 100, Blue Bell, PA 19422
1315 Walnut Street, Suite 1605, Philadelphia, PA 19107
138 West Gay Street, West Chester, PA 19380
123 West Bridge Street, New Hope, PA 18938
Two Penn Center, 1500 JFK Blvd., Suite 520, Philadelphia, PA 19102
115 W State St, Ste 403, Media, PA 19063
105 E Evans St., Suite D, West Chester, PA 19380
90 East State Street, PO Box 1989, Doylestown, PA 18901
1717 Arch St. Ste. 320, Philadelphia, PA 19103
2001 Market St, Suite 2815, Philadelphia, PA 19103
2005 Market St, 16th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
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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