Top Lansdale, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
600 West Germantown Pike, Suite 400, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
230 S. Broad Street, Suite 900, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1650 Market Street, Suite 3669, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1500 Walnut St, Suite 1510, Philadelphia, PA 19102
25 S. Church Street, West Chester, PA 19382
1600 Market Street, Suite 3900, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1760 Market Street, Suite 600, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1901 Callowhill St, Philadelphia, PA 19130
334 W Front St, Media, PA 19063
230 Sugartown Road, Suite 100, Wayne, PA 19087
Three Parkway, 1601 Cherry Street, Suite 1400, Philadelphia, PA 19102
882 S Matlack St, Suite 110, West Chester, PA 19382
21 West Third Street, Media, PA 19063
1500 John F. Kennedy Blvd, Two Penn Center, Suite 1230, Philadelphia, PA 19102
181 Washington Street, Suite 400, Six Tower Bridge, Conshohocken, PA 19428
6 Ponds Edge Drive Suite 1, Chadds Ford, PA 19317
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1101 Market St, Suite 2500, Philadelphia, PA 19107
2001 Market St, Suite 3810, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1518 Walnut Street, Suite 808, Philadelphia, PA 19102
21 W Washington St, Suite C, West Chester, PA 19380
1600 Market Street, Suite 2500, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1845 Walnut Street, Suite #525, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1735 Market Street, Suite 3450, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1717 Arch Street, Suite 4900, Philadelphia, PA 19103
900 Northbrook Dr, Suite 120, Trevose, PA 19053
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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