Top New Kensington, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
304 Ross Street, Suite 400, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
310 Grant Street, Grant Building Suite 1801, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
650 Corporation St, Ste 300, Beaver, PA 15009
1000 Law & Finance Bldg., 419 4th Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
110 East Diamond Street, Suite 301, Butler, PA 16001
436 Seventh Ave., Floors 7 & 8, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
626 Washington Place, Suite 1902, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
1428 Banksville Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15216
157 S Main St, Washington, PA 15301
U.S. Steel Tower, Suite 4850, 600 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
707 Grant Street, Suite 1800, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
3875 Old William Penn Hwy, Suite 6, Murrysville, PA 15668
2221 Denlin Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15216
3945 Forbes Ave, Suite 462, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
50 South 7th Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15203
720 Vanderbilt Road, Connellsville, PA 15425
30 East Beau Street, Suite 505, Washington, PA 15301
107 East Main Street, Uniontown, PA 15401
445 Fort Pitt Blvd, Suite 230, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
436 Seventh Ave, Suite 300, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
225 Ross St, Suite 600, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
345 Southpointe Blvd Suite 100, Canonsburg, PA 15317
301 Grant St, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
225 Ross Street, Suite 411, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
1000 Brooktree Rd, Suite 110, Wexford, PA 15090
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