Top Lawrence, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
4050 Washington Road, Canonsburg, PA 15317
301 Grant St, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
225 Ross Street, Suite 411, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
115 N Main St, Second Floor, Greensburg, PA 15601
1000 Brooktree Rd, Suite 110, Wexford, PA 15090
308 Fallowfield Ave, Charleroi, PA 15022
27 W Main St, Carnegie, PA 15106
3945 Forbes Ave, Suite 462, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
966 Perry Highway, Pittsburgh, PA 15237
157 S Main St, Washington, PA 15301
107 East Main Street, Uniontown, PA 15401
2605 Nicholson Road, Suite 2103, Sewickley, PA 15143
102 Broadway St, Suite 200, Carnegie, PA 15106
6101 Penn Ave, Suite 201, Pittsburgh, PA 15206
429 Fourth Ave, Suite 1508, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
220 Grant Street, 5th FL, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
300 Weyman Plaza Suite 320, Pittsburgh, PA 15236
310 Grant St, Suite 2901, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
225 Ross St, Suite 600, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
345 Southpointe Blvd Suite 100, Canonsburg, PA 15317
304 Ross Street, Suite 400, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
One Oxford Centre, 301 Grant Street, 14th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
310 Grant Street, Suite 3000, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
2131 Brodhead Road, Aliquippa, PA 15001
16 W Cherry Avenue, Washington, PA 15301
Lawrence 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