Top Hellertown, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
527 Hamilton St, Lower level, Allentown, PA 18101
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Applebaum & Associates has experience helping clients with their Drug Possession needs in Hellertown, Pennsylvania.
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609 Hamilton Street, Suite 7, Allentown, PA 18101
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van der Veen, Hartshorn & Levin has years of experience helping clients with their Drug Possession needs in Hellertown, Pennsylvania.
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5201 William Penn Hwy, 2nd FL, Easton, PA 18045
1414 Millard, Bethlehem, PA 18018
6616 Ruppsville Rd, Allentown, PA 18106
251 East Broad Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018
1344 West Hamilton Street, Allentown, PA 18102
1575 Pond Road, Suite 201, Allentown, PA 18104
1244 Hamilton Street, Suite 105, Allentown, PA 18102
546 West Hamilton St. Suite 200, Allentown, PA 18101
680 Wolf Ave, Easton, PA 18042
3001 Easton Ave., Bethlehem, PA 18017
968 Postal Road Suite 200, PO Box 90400, Allentown, PA 18109
641 Market Street, Bangor, PA 18013
33 S 7th St, Allentown, PA 18105
115 East Broad Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018
5100 Tilghman Street, Suite 230, Allentown, PA 18104
701 Washington Street, Easton, PA 18042
60 West Broad Street, Suite 102, Bethlehem, PA 18018
412 W. Broad Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018
600 Hamilton Street, Suite 200 - Tower 6, Allentown, PA 18101
1275 Glenlivet Drive Suite 100, Allentown, PA 18106
726 Walnut Street, Easton, PA 18042
461 West Linden Street, Allentown, PA 18101
527 Hamilton St, Allentown, PA 18101
Hellertown 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