Top Monaca, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1034 Fifth Ave, Suite 400, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
115 N Main St, Second Floor, Greensburg, PA 15601
640 Rodi Rd, 2nd Floor Suite 2, Pittsburgh, PA 15235
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One Oxford Centre, Suite 3010, 301 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
626 Washington Place, Suite 1902, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
U.S. Steel Tower, Suite 4850, 600 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
707 Grant Street, Suite 1800, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
One PPG Place, Suite 3010, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
301 Grant Street, One Oxford Centre, 41st Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
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27 W Main St, Carnegie, PA 15106
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625 Liberty Ave, Suite 1000, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
436 Seventh Avenue, Suite 300, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
2300 Freeport Road, Suite 10, New Kensington, PA 15068-4669
966 Perry Highway, Pittsburgh, PA 15237
402 Grant Avenue, Leechburg, PA 15656
1600 Lincoln Ave, Latrobe, PA 15650
50 South 7th Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15203
102 Broadway St, Suite 200, Carnegie, PA 15106
304 Ross St, Ste 400, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Four Gateway Center, Suite 2200, 444 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
525 William Penn Place, 28th Floor, 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