Top Merion Station, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1515 Market Street, Suite 1801, Philadelphia, PA 19102
2 Penn Center, Suite 900, 1500 J.F.K. Blvd., Philadelphia, PA 19102
PO Box 645, Ardmore, PA 19003
2016 Spruce, Philadelphia, PA 19103
216 W Front St, 2nd Floor, Media, PA 19063
Skippack Pike, PO Box 1368, Skippack, PA 19474
103 S High St, West Chester, PA 19382
1315 Walnut Street, Suite 1605, Philadelphia, PA 19107
101 W Airy St, Norristown, PA 19401
1500 John F Kennedy Blvd, Suite 900, Philadelphia, PA 19102
Three Bala Plaza East, Suite 120, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
1608 Walnut Street, Suite 502, Philadelphia, PA 19103
2541 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19148
110 W Front St, Media, PA 19063
29 S. Walnut Street, West Chester, PA 19382
1500 Walnut St., Suite 206, Philadelphia, PA 19102
212 West Gay Street, West Chester, PA 19380
1500 Walnut Street, Suite 900, Philadelphia, PA 19102
790 Penllyn Blue Bell Pike, Suite 305, Blue Bell, PA 19422
2101 Market Street, Suite 303, Philadelphia, PA 19103
279 South Main Street, Suite 2A, Doylestown, PA 18901
1818 Market Street, 30th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
509 Swede Street, Norristown, PA 19401
123 S. Broad Street, Suite 2170, Philadelphia, PA 19109
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Merion Station Drug Possession Information
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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