Top Lafayette Hill, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1515 Market St, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19102
100 S Juniper St, 3rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107
292 Main St, Suite 302, Harleysville, PA 19438
1650 Market St, Suite 3600, Philadelphia, PA 19103
115 W State St, Ste 403, Media, PA 19063
215 North Olive Street, Suite 201, Media, PA 19063
1717 Arch St, Suite 3910, Philadelphia, PA 19103
One Neshaminy Interplex, Suite 206, Trevose, PA 19053
1518 Walnut Street, Suite 702, Philadelphia, PA 19102
217 West State Street, Suite 300, Kennett Square, PA 19348
201 Corporate Drive East, Langhorne, PA 19047
606 S Main Street, Phoenixville, PA 19460
301 Oxford Valley Rd, #1901B, Morrisville, PA 19067
1 East Airy Street, Norristown, PA 19401
3800 Horizon Blvd, Suite 101, Trevose, PA 19053
100 South Broad Street, Suite 1525, Philadelphia, PA 19110
206 W State St, Lower Level, Media, PA 19063
936 County Line Rd, Second Floor, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
8 Saint Albans Avenue, Newtown, PA 19073-3626
33 E. Marshall Street, Norristown, PA 19401
215 West Miner St, West Chester, PA 19382
100 West Elm Street, Suite 310, Conshohocken, PA 19428
3245 Ridge Pike, Norristown, PA 19403
100 E Court St, Doylestown, PA 18901
105 S. High St., Suite 2A, West Chester, PA 19382
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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