Top Gwynedd Valley, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
960 Harvest Dr, Building B -Suite 100, Blue Bell, PA 19422
30 Valley Stream Parkway, Malvern, PA 19355
One Liberty Place, 1650 Market St, 55th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
44 East Court Street, Doylestown, PA 18901
212 W. Front Street, Suite 300, Media, PA 19063
1515 Market Street, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1430 Land Title Bldg., 100 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19110
104 South 6th Street, Perkasie, PA 18944
1515 Market St, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1601 Market Street, Suite 3310, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1650 Market St, Suite 3300, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1500 Walnut St, 7th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102
2005 Market Street, One Commerce Square, Suite 3110, Philadelphia, PA 19103
11 East 2nd Street, Media, PA 19063
1717 Arch St, Suite 400, Philadelphia, PA 19103
123 S Broad St, 15th Floor, Office 1560, Philadelphia, PA 19101
411 Cherry St, Norristown, PA 19401
4 Sentry Pkwy, Suite 100, Blue Bell, PA 19422
87 North Broad Street, Doylestown, PA 18901
138 West Gay Street, West Chester, PA 19380
1650 Market St, Suite 5000, Philadelphia, PA 19103
279 South Main Street, Suite 2A, Doylestown, PA 18901
301 Oxford Valley Rd, #1901B, Morrisville, PA 19067
509 Swede Street, Norristown, PA 19401
PO Box 571, Valley Forge, PA 19481-0571
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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