Top Harleysville, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1717 Arch St, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1515 Market Street, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1500 Market Street, Centre Square Bldg, West Tower, Suite 4100, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1100 Ludlow St, Suite 300, Philadelphia, PA 19107
1500 Market Street, 12th Floor, East Tower, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1230 County Line Road, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
4 Sentry Pkwy, Suite 100, Blue Bell, PA 19422
123 S Broad St, 15th Floor, Office 1560, Philadelphia, PA 19101
138 West Gay Street, West Chester, PA 19380
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610 Freedom Business Center Drive, Suite 102, King Of Prussia, PA 19406
11 East Second Street, Media, PA 19063
150 N Radnor Chester Rd, Suite F-200, Wayne, PA 19087
123 West Bridge Street, New Hope, PA 18938
, Philadelphia, PA 19102
90 East State Street, PO Box 1989, Doylestown, PA 18901
2016 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
2005 Market St, 16th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1333 Race Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
115 North Jackson Street, Media, PA 19063
300 West State Street, Suite 108, Media, PA 19063
2005 S. Easton Road, Suite 100, Doylestown, PA 18901
175 Bustleton Pike, Feasterville, PA 19053
1731 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, PA 19130
470 Norristown Road, Suite 302, Blue Bell, PA 19422
2332-34 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19145
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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