Top New Kensington, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
The Mitchell Building, 304 Ross Street, Suite 505, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
5600 Munhall Rd, Suite 407, Pittsburgh, PA 15217
4 W Manilla Ave, Suite 12, Pittsburgh, PA 15220
300 Mount Lebanon Blvd., Suite 201, Pittsburgh, PA 15234
308 Fallowfield Ave, Charleroi, PA 15022
436 Seventh Ave, Suite 300, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
225 Ross St, Suite 600, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
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27 W Main St, Carnegie, PA 15106
345 Southpointe Blvd Suite 100, Canonsburg, PA 15317
966 Perry Highway, Pittsburgh, PA 15237
402 Grant Avenue, Leechburg, PA 15656
409 Broad St, Suite 200, Sewickley, PA 15143
50 South 7th Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15203
220 Grant Street, 5th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Grant Bldg. Suite 1220, 310 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
107 East Main Street, Uniontown, PA 15401
2661 Clearview Road, Suite 8, Allison Park, PA 15101
437 Grant Street, Suite 912, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
1569 McFarland Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15216
2893 West Liberty Avenue, Suite 100, Pittsburgh, PA 15216
1000 Brooktree Rd, Suite 110, Wexford, PA 15090
6 South Fourth Street, Youngwood, PA 15697
2605 Nicholson Road, Suite 2103, Sewickley, PA 15143
301 Grant St, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
New Kensington 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