Top Jenkintown, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1315 Walnut Street, 12th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107
130 North 18th Street, One Logan Square, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1 E Airy St, Norristown, PA 19401
1735 Market St, Suite 3300, Philadelphia, PA 19103
882 S Matlack St, Suite 110, West Chester, PA 19382
Three Parkway, 1601 Cherry Street, Suite 1400, Philadelphia, PA 19102
21 West Third Street, Media, PA 19063
600 West Germantown Pike, Suite 400, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
One Logan Square, Suite 2000, Philadelphia, PA 19103-6996
One Logan Square, Suite 1210, 130 North 18th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1600 Market Street, Suite 2700, Philadelphia, PA 19103-7240
1219 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
Parktowne Place, South 106, 2200 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy, Philadelphia, PA 19130
1500 Walnut St, 7th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102
101 West Elm Street, Suite 520, Conshohocken, PA 19428
87 North Broad Street, Doylestown, PA 18901
196 West Ashland St, Doylestown, PA 18901
1617 JFK Boulevard, 20th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
790 Penllyn Blue Bell Pike, Suite 305, Blue Bell, PA 19422
1617 John F Kennedy Blvd, Suite 2005, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1845 Walnut Street, 19th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1500 Market St., 12th Floorr, East Tower, Philadelphia, PA 19102
412 E Street Rd, Feasterville-Trevose, PA 19053
1425 Chester Pike, Eddystone, PA 19022
2605 N Broad St, Colmar, PA 18915
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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