Top Havertown, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
181 Washington Street, Suite 400, Six Tower Bridge, Conshohocken, PA 19428
87 North Broad Street, Doylestown, PA 18901
1717 Arch St, Suite 320, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1735 Market Street, Suite 3450, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1717 Arch Street, Suite 4900, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1500 John F Kennedy Blvd, Suite 1815, Philadelphia, PA 19102
212 W Gay St, West Chester, PA 19380
115 W State St, Ste 403, Media, PA 19063
1717 Arch St. Ste. 320, Philadelphia, PA 19103
470 Norristown Road, Suite 201, Blue Bell, PA 19422
372 N Lewis Rd, PO Box 575, Royersford, PA 19468
1601 Walnut Street, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1845 Walnut St, 18th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
50 South 16th Street, Suite 2925, Philadelphia, PA 19102
11 East 2nd Street, Media, PA 19063
790 Penllyn Blue Bell Pike, Suite 305, Blue Bell, PA 19422
200 Barr Harbor Drive, Suite 400, Conshohocken, PA 19428
11880 Bustleton Ave, STE 206, Philadelphia, PA 19116
Suite 206, The Benjamin Franklin, 834 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
25 N Main St, Doylestown, PA 18901
1617 John F Kennedy Blvd, Suite 2005, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1325 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19107
2 Penn Center-1500 John F. Kennedy Blvd, Suite 1900, Philadelphia, PA 19102
123 S Broad St, Ste 2037, Philadelphia, PA 19109
12 Veterans Square, Suite 1, Media, PA 19063
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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