Top Haverford, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1735 Market St, Suite 3300, Philadelphia, PA 19103
100 S Broad St, Suite 1910, Philadelphia, PA 19110
Two Commerce Square, 2001 Market Street, Suite 3100, Philadelphia, PA 19103
130 North 18th Street, One Logan Square, Philadelphia, PA 19103
100 South Broad Street, Suite 1910, Philadelphia, PA 19110
600 West Germantown Pike, Suite 400, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
1 E Airy St, Norristown, PA 19401
1500 Walnut St, Suite 1510, Philadelphia, PA 19102
882 S Matlack St, Suite 110, West Chester, PA 19382
1650 Market Street, Suite 3669, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1600 Market Street, Suite 3900, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1315 Walnut Street, 12th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107
334 W Front St, Media, PA 19063
1500 Walnut St., Suite 206, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1818 Market Street, 30th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
212 West Gay Street, West Chester, PA 19380
87 North Broad St, Doylestown, PA 18901
12 Veterans Square, Media, PA 19063
606 S Main Street, Phoenixville, PA 19460
518 South Third Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147
1230 County Line Road, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
, Philadelphia, PA 19102
301 Oxford Valley Rd, #1901B, Morrisville, PA 19067
123 S Broad St, Suite 1845, Philadelphia, PA 19109
43 North Pine Street, Doylestown, PA 18901
Haverford 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