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1528 Walnut St, Suite 1400, Philadelphia, PA 19102
101 West Chester Pike, Suite 1A, Havertown, PA 19083
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230 South Broad St, 17th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1650 Market Street, Suite 3600, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1760 Market Street, Suite 1001, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1219 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
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101 West Elm Street, Suite 520, Conshohocken, PA 19428
1500 Walnut St, 7th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102
501 Cambria Avenue, Suite 150, Bensalem, PA 19020
1315 Walnut Street, Suite 1605, Philadelphia, PA 19107
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301 Oxford Valley Rd, #1901B, Morrisville, PA 19067
105 S. High St., Suite 2A, West Chester, PA 19382
3245 Ridge Pike, Norristown, PA 19403
150 South Warner Road, Suite 450, King of Prussia, PA 19406
700 E Main St, Suite 200, Norristown, PA 19401
2050 E High Street, Pottstown, PA 19464
279 South Main Street, Suite 2A, Doylestown, PA 18901
1500 Walnut Street, 21st Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102
101 Darby Road, Havertown, PA 19083
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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