Top Montgomeryville, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
Three Parkway, 1601 Cherry Street, Suite 1400, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1901 Callowhill St, Philadelphia, PA 19130
1600 Market Street, Suite 3900, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1818 Market St, Suite 2400, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1700 Market St, Suite 3232, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1500 Walnut St, Suite 1510, Philadelphia, PA 19102
230 Sugartown Road, Suite 100, Wayne, PA 19087
100 N. 18th Street, Suite 300, Philadelphia, PA 19103
100 South Broad Street, Suite 1910, Philadelphia, PA 19110
1315 Walnut Street, 12th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107
21 West Third Street, Media, PA 19063
One Logan Square, Suite 1210, 130 North 18th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1500 JFK Boulevard, Suite 1300, Philadelphia, PA 19102
113 North Olive Street, Media, PA 19063
518 South Third Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147
100 S. Broad Street, Suite 1910, Philadelphia, PA 19110
1650 Market St, Suite 3600, Philadelphia, PA 19103
220 W Gay St, West Chester, PA 19380
87 North Broad St, Doylestown, PA 18901
1717 Arch Street, Suite 3710, Philadelphia, PA 19103
12 Veterans Square, Media, PA 19063
1011 Anna Ln, Sellersville, PA 18960
123 S Broad St, Suite 2145, Philadelphia, PA 19109
1420 Locust St, Suite 420, Philadelphia, PA 19102
One Montgomery Plaza Suite 902, PO Box 389, Norristown, PA 19404
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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