Top Murrysville, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1223 Long Run Road, White Oak, PA 15131
445 Fort Pitt Blvd, Suite 230, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
301 Grant St, Suite 270, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
2605 Nicholson Road, Suite 2103, Sewickley, PA 15143
50 South 7th Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15203
6 South Fourth Street, Youngwood, PA 15697
220 Grant St, Fifth Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
220 Grant Street, 5th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Grant Bldg. Suite 1220, 310 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
35 West Pittsburgh Street, Greensburg, PA 15601
150 Pleasant Drive, Suite 101, Aliquippa, PA 15001
2661 Clearview Road, Suite 8, Allison Park, PA 15101
437 Grant Street, Suite 912, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
130 E Jefferson St, Butler, PA 16001
Landmarks Building, Suite 250, 100 West Station Square Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
27 W Main St, Carnegie, PA 15106
966 Perry Highway, Pittsburgh, PA 15237
640 Rodi Rd, 2nd Floor Suite 2, Pittsburgh, PA 15235
501 Grant St, Suite 1010, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
3945 Forbes Ave, Suite 462, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
428 Forbes Avenue, Suite 2400, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
300 Mount Lebanon Blvd., Suite 201, Pittsburgh, PA 15234
115 N Main St, Second Floor, Greensburg, PA 15601
11 North Main Street, Greensburg, PA 15601
301 Grant Street, One Oxford Centre, 41st 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