Top Morton, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
516 DeKalb Street, Norristown, PA 19401
1500 JFK Blvd., 2 Penn Center Suite 1240, Philadelphia, PA 19102
100 S Broad St, Suite 1910, Philadelphia, PA 19110
1901 Callowhill St, Philadelphia, PA 19130
2001 Market Street, Suite 1700, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Centre Square West, 1500 Market St, Suite 3400, Philadelphia, PA 19102
50 S 16th St., 22nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1600 Market Street, Suite 3900, Philadelphia, PA 19103
2000 Market Street, Suite 2300, Philadelphia, PA 19103
2000 Market Street, Suite 1300, Philadelphia, PA 19103
230 South Broad St, Suite 1100, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1700 Market St, Suite 3232, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1760 Market Street, Suite 600, Philadelphia, PA 19103
3554 Hulmeville Road, Suite 102, Bensalem, PA 19020
360 W Main Street, Trappe, PA 19426
308 East Second Street, Media, PA 19063
118 North State Street, Newtown, PA 18940
3800 Horizon Blvd, Suite 101, Trevose, PA 19053
150 Strafford Avenue, Suite 210, Wayne, PA 19087
100 South Broad Street, Suite 1525, Philadelphia, PA 19110
507 Swede St, Norristown, PA 19401
1528 Walnut Street, Suite 1212, Philadelphia, PA 19102
18 West Front Street, Media, PA 19063
213 West Miner Street, Suite 101, West Chester, PA 19382
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Morton 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