Top Lafayette Hill, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
334 W Front St, Media, PA 19063
1 E Airy St, Norristown, PA 19401
600 West Germantown Pike, Suite 400, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
21 West Third Street, Media, PA 19063
One Logan Square, Suite 1210, 130 North 18th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
516 DeKalb Street, Norristown, PA 19401
100 S Broad St, Suite 1910, Philadelphia, PA 19110
1735 Market St, Suite 3300, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1600 Market Street, Suite 3900, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1760 Market Street, Suite 600, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1700 Market St, Suite 3232, Philadelphia, PA 19103
3245 Ridge Pike, Norristown, PA 19403
1650 Arch Street, Suite 2501, Philadelphia, PA 19103
105 S. High St., Suite 2A, West Chester, PA 19382
104 South 6th Street, Perkasie, PA 18944
1430 Land Title Bldg., 100 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19110
110 Runnymede Dr, Lansdale, PA 19446
Two Penn Center Plaza, 1500 John F. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 1500, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1420 Locust St, Suite 420, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1515 Market St, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1528 Walnut Street, Suite 1212, Philadelphia, PA 19102
100 S Juniper St, 3rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107
2001 Market St, Two Commerce Square, Suite 2620, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1661 Bethlehem Pike, Hatfield, PA 19440
1518 Walnut Street, Suite 807C, Philadelphia, PA 19102
Lafayette Hill 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