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2222 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19103
24 East Market Street, West Chester, PA 19382
The Cast Iron Building, 718 Arch Street, Suite 501 South, Philadelphia, PA 19106
1717 Arch St, Suite 400, Philadelphia, PA 19103
100 S Juniper St, 3rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107
24 N. Bryn Mawr Ave, Suite #309, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
118 Mountain View, West Chester, PA 19380
1717 Arch St, Suite 3910, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1650 Market St, Suite 5000, Philadelphia, PA 19103
341 West Baltimore Ave, PO Box 1238, Media, PA 19063
21 W Airy St, Norristown, PA 19401
1617 John F Kennedy Blvd, Suite 2005, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1760 Market Street, Suite 1001, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1500 Market St., 12th Floorr, East Tower, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1500 Walnut St, 7th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1601 Walnut Street, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19102
Parktowne Place, South 106, 2200 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy, Philadelphia, PA 19130
790 Penllyn Blue Bell Pike, Suite 305, Blue Bell, PA 19422
2001 Market St, Two Commerce Square, Suite 2620, Philadelphia, PA 19103
589 Skippack Pike, Suite 300, Blue Bell, PA 19422
1315 Walnut Street, Suite 1605, Philadelphia, PA 19107
113 S 21st Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1300 Virginia Dr, Suite 405, Fort Washington, PA 19034
6 Ponds Edge Drive Suite 1, Chadds Ford, PA 19317
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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