Top New Kensington, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
625 Liberty Avenue, 5th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3152
707 Grant Street, Suite 2750, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
4 W Manilla Ave, Suite 12, Pittsburgh, PA 15220
One PPG Place, Suite 3200, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
8878 Covenant Ave, Suite 265, Pittsburgh, PA 15237
The Mitchell Building, 304 Ross Street, Suite 505, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
1569 McFarland Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15216
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301 Grant St, Suite 270, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
220 Grant Street, 5th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
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2605 Nicholson Road, Suite 2103, Sewickley, PA 15143
1040 Fifth Ave, Fourth Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
2661 Clearview Road, Suite 8, Allison Park, PA 15101
437 Grant Street, Suite 912, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
220 Grant St, Fifth Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
6 South Fourth Street, Youngwood, PA 15697
310 Grant Street, The Grant Bldg., Suite 1402, Pittsburgh, PA 15219-2263
150 Pleasant Drive, Suite 101, Aliquippa, PA 15001
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130 E Jefferson St, Butler, PA 16001
428 Boulevard of the Allies, Suite 700, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
640 Rodi Rd, 2nd Floor Suite 2, Pittsburgh, PA 15235
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