Top McKeesport, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
304 Ross Street, Suite 400, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
535 Smithfield Street, Suite 1100, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
One Oxford Centre, Suite 3010, 301 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
626 Washington Place, Suite 1902, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
157 S Main St, Washington, PA 15301
707 Grant Street, Suite 1800, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
U.S. Steel Tower, Suite 4850, 600 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
One PPG Place, Suite 3010, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
3875 Old William Penn Hwy, Suite 6, Murrysville, PA 15668
2221 Denlin Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15216
One Oxford Centre, 32nd Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
301 Grant Street, One Oxford Centre, 41st Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
11 North Main Street, Greensburg, PA 15601
625 Liberty Ave, Suite 1000, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
50 South 7th Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15203
8878 Covenant Ave, Suite 265, Pittsburgh, PA 15237
525 William Penn Place, 28th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
720 Vanderbilt Road, Connellsville, PA 15425
2893 West Liberty Avenue, Suite 100, Pittsburgh, PA 15216
402 Grant Avenue, Leechburg, PA 15656
30 East Beau Street, Suite 505, Washington, PA 15301
102 Broadway St, Suite 200, Carnegie, PA 15106
Four Gateway Center, Suite 2200, 444 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
436 Seventh Ave., Floors 7 & 8, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
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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