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2001 Market Street, Suite 1700, Philadelphia, PA 19103
2000 Market Street, Suite 1300, Philadelphia, PA 19103
50 S 16th St., 22nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102
882 S Matlack St, Suite 110, West Chester, PA 19382
1600 Market Street, Suite 3900, Philadelphia, PA 19103
One Logan Square, Suite 1210, 130 North 18th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1760 Market Street, Suite 600, Philadelphia, PA 19103
130 North 18th Street, One Logan Square, Philadelphia, PA 19103
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230 S. Broad Street, Suite 900, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1735 Market St, Suite 3300, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1717 Arch St, Suite 320, Philadelphia, PA 19103
501 Cambria Avenue, Suite 150, Bensalem, PA 19020
1500 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 1010, Philadelphia, PA 19102
201 N. Jackson Street, Media, PA 19063
2001 Market St, Two Commerce Square, Suite 2620, Philadelphia, PA 19103
181 Washington Street, Suite 400, Six Tower Bridge, Conshohocken, PA 19428
936 County Line Rd, Second Floor, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
211 North 13th Street, Suite 825, Philadelphia, PA 19107
840 1st Ave, Suite 400, King of Prussia, PA 19406
8 Saint Albans Avenue, Newtown, PA 19073-3626
33 E. Marshall Street, Norristown, PA 19401
1735 Market Street, Suite 3450, 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