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215 West Miner St, West Chester, PA 19382
840 1st Ave, Suite 400, King of Prussia, PA 19406
1650 Market St, Suite 3600, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Parktowne Place, South 106, 2200 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy, Philadelphia, PA 19130
1500 Market Street, 12th Floor, East Tower, Philadelphia, PA 19102
94 Richboro Road, Newtown, PA 18940
630 Freedom Business Center Drive, 3rd Floor, King of Prussia, PA 19406
123 South Broad Street, Suite 2500, Philadelphia, PA 19109
121 South Broad Street, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19107
100 S Juniper St, Third Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107
339 West State Street, Media, PA 19063
610 Freedom Business Center Drive, Suite 102, King Of Prussia, PA 19406
300 West State Street, Suite 108, Media, PA 19063
123 West Bridge Street, New Hope, PA 18938
Two Penn Center, 1500 JFK Blvd., Suite 520, Philadelphia, PA 19102
200 East State Street, Suite 305, Media, PA 19065
1500 John F Kennedy Blvd Ste 620, Philadelphia, PA 19102
Center City, PO Box 30095, Philadelphia, PA 19103
2016 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
90 East State Street, PO Box 1989, Doylestown, PA 18901
2001 Market St, Suite 2815, Philadelphia, PA 19103
2005 Market St, 16th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1333 Race Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
1315 Walnut Street, Suite 500, Philadelphia, PA 19107
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King of Prussia 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