Top Media, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1500 Walnut St, 7th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102
2005 Market St, Suite 3150, Philadelphia, PA 19103
123 S. Broad Street, Suite 2170, Philadelphia, PA 19109
201 N. Jackson Street, Media, PA 19063
1500 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 1010, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1500 Market Street, Centre Square Bldg, West Tower, Suite 4100, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1717 Arch St, Suite 320, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1230 County Line Road, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
1100 Ludlow St, Suite 300, Philadelphia, PA 19107
2005 Market St, 32nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
501 Cambria Avenue, Suite 150, Bensalem, PA 19020
1315 Walnut Street, Suite 1605, Philadelphia, PA 19107
105 E Evans St., Suite D, West Chester, PA 19380
1515 Market St, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19102
8 Saint Albans Avenue, Newtown, PA 19073-3626
100 S Juniper St, 3rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107
33 E. Marshall Street, Norristown, PA 19401
936 County Line Rd, Second Floor, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
211 North 13th Street, Suite 825, Philadelphia, PA 19107
1500 Walnut St., Suite 206, Philadelphia, PA 19102
212 West Gay Street, West Chester, PA 19380
2332-34 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19145
1731 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, PA 19130
419 Avenue of the States, Suite 406, Chester, PA 19013
22 W Airy Street, Norristown, PA 19401
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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