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162 South Easton Road, Glenside, PA 19038
1500 Market Street, Centre Square Bldg, West Tower, Suite 4100, Philadelphia, PA 19102
292 Main St, Suite 302, Harleysville, PA 19438
1100 Ludlow St, Suite 300, Philadelphia, PA 19107
1230 County Line Road, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
94 Richboro Road, Newtown, PA 18940
123 N. Broad Street, Doylestown, PA 18901
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1500 John F Kennedy Blvd Ste 620, Philadelphia, PA 19102
Center City, PO Box 30095, Philadelphia, PA 19103
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100 S Juniper St, Third Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107
123 South Broad Street, Suite 2500, Philadelphia, PA 19109
123 S Broad St, Suite 2145, Philadelphia, PA 19109
121 South Broad Street, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19107
339 West State Street, Media, PA 19063
1500 JFK Blvd, Two Penn Center, Suite 900, Philadelphia, PA 19103
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200 East State Street, Suite 305, Media, PA 19065
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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