Top Havertown, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1515 Market Street, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19102
606 S Main Street, Phoenixville, PA 19460
99 E Court Street, Doylestown, PA 18901
2541 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19148
44 East Court Street, Doylestown, PA 18901
Two Penn Center Plaza, Suite 910, Philadelphia, PA 19102
134 Commons Ct., Chadds Ford, PA 19317
1219 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
87 North Broad Street, Doylestown, PA 18901
1760 Market Street, Suite 1001, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1717 Arch St, Suite 320, Philadelphia, PA 19103
123 South Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19109
2 Penn Center, Suite 1815, 1500 JFK Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19102
470 Norristown Road, Suite 201, Blue Bell, PA 19422
1617 John F Kennedy Blvd, Suite 2005, Philadelphia, PA 19103
115 W State St, Ste 403, Media, PA 19063
100 E Court St, Doylestown, PA 18901
1 East Airy Street, Norristown, PA 19401
3245 Ridge Pike, Norristown, PA 19403
1650 Market S, Suite 3600, Philadelphia, PA 19103
201 Corporate Drive East, Langhorne, PA 19047
105 S. High St., Suite 2A, West Chester, PA 19382
150 South Warner Road, Suite 450, King of Prussia, PA 19406
700 E Main St, Suite 200, Norristown, PA 19401
18 West Front Street, 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