Top Newtown Square, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1600 Market Street, Suite 3900, Philadelphia, PA 19103
One Logan Square, Suite 1210, 130 North 18th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1600 Market Street, Suite 2700, Philadelphia, PA 19103-7240
Two Commerce Square, 2001 Market Street, Suite 3100, Philadelphia, PA 19103
25 S. Church Street, West Chester, PA 19382
130 North 18th Street, One Logan Square, Philadelphia, PA 19103
516 DeKalb Street, Norristown, PA 19401
1500 JFK Blvd., 2 Penn Center Suite 1240, Philadelphia, PA 19102
500 Office Center Dr, Suite 400, Fort Washington, PA 19034
100 S Broad St, Suite 1910, Philadelphia, PA 19110
21 West Third Street, Media, PA 19063
100 West Elm Street, Suite 310, Conshohocken, PA 19428
426 W Lancaster Ave, Suite 200, Devon, PA 19333
1500 Walnut Street, 21st Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102
2016 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
101 Darby Road, Havertown, PA 19083
626 S State Street, Newtown, PA 18940
1500 JFK Blvd, Ste 1723B, Philadelphia, PA 19102
301 Wharton St, Philadelphia, PA 19147
1027 Abington Avenue, Wyndmoor, PA 19038
1500 JFK Blvd, Two Penn Center, Suite 900, Philadelphia, PA 19103
217 West State Street, Suite 300, Kennett Square, PA 19348
1518 Walnut Street, Suite 702, Philadelphia, PA 19102
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