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101 West Elm Street, Suite 520, Conshohocken, PA 19428
1717 Arch Street, Suite 4900, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1735 Market Street, Suite 3450, Philadelphia, PA 19103
501 Cambria Avenue, Suite 150, Bensalem, PA 19020
1717 Arch St. Ste. 320, Philadelphia, PA 19103
372 N Lewis Rd, PO Box 575, Royersford, PA 19468
110 W Front St, Media, PA 19063
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1500 Market Street, 12th Floor, East Tower, Philadelphia, PA 19102
105 E Evans St., Suite D, West Chester, PA 19380
1845 Walnut St, 18th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1315 Walnut Street, Suite 1605, Philadelphia, PA 19107
1040 Stony Hill Road, Suite 150, Yardley, PA 19067
175 Bustleton Pike, Feasterville, PA 19053
60 East Court Street, Doylestown, PA 18901
400 Maryland Drive, Fort Washington, PA 19034
120 Gay Street, PO Box 289, Phoenixville, PA 19460
317 Swede Street, Norristown, PA 19401
925 Harvest Drive, Suite 300, Blue Bell, PA 19422
1500 Market St., 12th Floorr, East Tower, Philadelphia, PA 19102
12 Penns Trail, Suite 145, Newtown, PA 18940
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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