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1500 Market St, Centre Square West Tower 32nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102
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1001 Conshohocken State Road, Suite 2-400, West Conshohocken, PA 19428
138 - 140 W Gay St, West Chester, PA 19380
2222 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1200 Liberty Ridge Drive, Suite 200, Wayne, PA 19087-5569
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40 East Airy Street, Norristown, PA 19401
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1845 Walnut Street, 19th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
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4 Sentry Pkwy, Suite 100, Blue Bell, PA 19422
123 S Broad St, 15th Floor, Office 1560, Philadelphia, PA 19101
138 West Gay Street, West Chester, PA 19380
11 East Second Street, Media, PA 19063
501 Cambria Avenue, Suite 150, Bensalem, PA 19020
201 N. Jackson Street, Media, PA 19063
One South Church Street, Suite 400, West Chester, PA 19382
680 Middletown Boulevard, Langhorne, PA 19047
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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