Top Harleysville, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
120 Gay Street, PO Box 289, Phoenixville, PA 19460
317 Swede Street, Norristown, PA 19401
400 Maryland Drive, Fort Washington, PA 19034
925 Harvest Drive, Suite 300, Blue Bell, PA 19422
100 S. Broad Street, Suite 1910, Philadelphia, PA 19110
Two Penn Center Plaza, Suite 910, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1650 Market St, Suite 3600, Philadelphia, PA 19103
220 W Gay St, West Chester, PA 19380
43 North Pine Street, Doylestown, PA 18901
1845 Walnut Street, 23rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1518 Walnut Street, Suite 808, Philadelphia, PA 19102
104 South 6th Street, Perkasie, PA 18944
21 W Washington St, Suite C, West Chester, PA 19380
1430 Land Title Bldg., 100 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19110
1601 Market Street, Suite 3310, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1717 Arch Street, Suite 3710, Philadelphia, PA 19103
162 S Easton Road, Glenside, PA 19038
1500 John F. Kennedy Blvd, Two Penn Center, Suite 1230, Philadelphia, PA 19102
123 S Broad St, Suite 1845, Philadelphia, PA 19109
101 West Elm Street, Suite 520, Conshohocken, PA 19428
24 N. Bryn Mawr Ave, Suite #309, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
1528 Walnut Street, Suite 1212, Philadelphia, PA 19102
11880 Bustleton Ave, STE 206, Philadelphia, PA 19116
372 N Lewis Rd, PO Box 575, Royersford, PA 19468
29 S. Walnut Street, West Chester, PA 19382
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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