Top New Hope, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
488 Norristown Road, Suite 240, Blue Bell, PA 19422
1650 Market Street, Suite 3600, Philadelphia, PA 19103
21 W Washington St, Suite C, West Chester, PA 19380
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41 Leopard Road, Paoli Executive Green I, Suite 200, Paoli, PA 19301
1735 Market Street, Suite 3450, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1717 Arch Street, Suite 4900, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1717 Arch Street, Suite 3710, Philadelphia, PA 19103
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301 Wharton St, Philadelphia, PA 19147
101 West Elm Street, Suite 520, Conshohocken, PA 19428
2005 Market St, Suite 3150, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1500 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 1010, Philadelphia, PA 19102
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1500 Walnut St, 7th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102
105 E Evans St., Suite D, West Chester, PA 19380
215 North Olive Street, Suite 201, Media, PA 19063
1518 Walnut Street, Suite 702, Philadelphia, PA 19102
217 West State Street, Suite 300, Kennett Square, PA 19348
2005 Market St, 32nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
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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