Top Newtown Square, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1425 Chester Pike, Eddystone, PA 19022
3405 West Chester Pike, Newtown Square, PA 19073
The Cast Iron Building, 718 Arch Street, Suite 501 South, Philadelphia, PA 19106
110 Runnymede Dr, Lansdale, PA 19446
100 S Juniper St, 3rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107
1701 Walnut St, PO Box 37635, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1661 Bethlehem Pike, Hatfield, PA 19440
115 W State St, Ste 403, Media, PA 19063
1650 Arch Street, Suite 2501, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1 East Airy Street, Norristown, PA 19401
1650 Market S, Suite 3600, Philadelphia, PA 19103
201 Corporate Drive East, Langhorne, PA 19047
150 N Radnor Chester Rd, Suite F-200, Wayne, PA 19087
18 West Front Street, Media, PA 19063
110 W Front St, Media, PA 19063
3554 Hulmeville Road, Suite 102, Bensalem, PA 19020
308 East Second Street, Media, PA 19063
2001 Market St, Two Commerce Square, Suite 2620, Philadelphia, PA 19103
118 North State Street, Newtown, PA 18940
150 Strafford Avenue, Suite 210, Wayne, PA 19087
115 Plymouth Rd, #6, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
100 South Broad Street, Suite 1525, Philadelphia, PA 19110
507 Swede St, Norristown, PA 19401
1500 John F. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 520, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1818 Market Street, 30th 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