Top Lansdowne, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
501 Cambria Avenue, Suite 150, Bensalem, PA 19020
1315 Walnut Street, Suite 1605, Philadelphia, PA 19107
105 E Evans St., Suite D, West Chester, PA 19380
115 W State St, Ste 403, Media, PA 19063
400 Maryland Drive, Fort Washington, PA 19034
1500 Market St, West Tower, 18th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1333 Race Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
90 East State Street, PO Box 1989, Doylestown, PA 18901
211 North 13th Street, Suite 825, Philadelphia, PA 19107
936 County Line Rd, Second Floor, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
1500 Market St, Centre Square West Tower 32nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102
2005 Market Street, Suite 2600, Philadelphia, PA 19103
29 S. Walnut Street, West Chester, PA 19382
2005 S. Easton Road, Suite 100, Doylestown, PA 18901
317 Swede Street, Norristown, PA 19401
175 Bustleton Pike, Feasterville, PA 19053
925 Harvest Drive, Suite 300, Blue Bell, PA 19422
470 Norristown Road, Suite 302, Blue Bell, PA 19422
1845 Walnut Street, 19th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
17 West Gay Street, Suite 200, West Chester, PA 19380
40 East Airy Street, Norristown, PA 19401
30 South 17th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
109 E Evans Street, Suite 210, Box 5, West Chester, PA 19380
1425 Chester Pike, Eddystone, PA 19022
The Curtis Center, 170 S. Independence Mall W., Suite 400E, Philadelphia, PA 19106
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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