Top Newtown Square, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2 Penn Center-1500 John F. Kennedy Blvd, Suite 1900, Philadelphia, PA 19102
12 Veterans Square, Suite 1, Media, PA 19063
Two Penn Center Plaza, 1500 John F. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 1500, Philadelphia, PA 19102
2005 Market St, 32nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
230 South Broad St, 17th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102
411 Cherry St, Norristown, PA 19401
1650 Market Street, Suite 3600, Philadelphia, PA 19103
87 North Broad Street, Doylestown, PA 18901
1650 Market St, Suite 3600, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1528 Walnut Street, Suite 1212, Philadelphia, PA 19102
150 N Radnor Chester Rd, Suite F-200, Wayne, PA 19087
One Neshaminy Interplex, Suite 206, Trevose, PA 19053
1650 Market Street, Suite 3600, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1501 Lower State Rd., Suite 305, North Wales, PA 19454
1717 Arch Street, Suite 4900, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1735 Market Street, Suite 3450, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1515 Market Street, Suite 910, Philadelphia, PA 19102
372 N Lewis Rd, PO Box 575, Royersford, PA 19468
1717 Arch St. Ste. 320, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1500 JFK Blvd., Suite 900, Philadelphia, PA 19102
100 S Broad St, Suite 2121, Philadelphia, PA 19102
115 Plymouth Rd, #6, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
21 W Washington St, Suite C, West Chester, PA 19380
1617 John F Kennedy Blvd, Suite 2005, Philadelphia, PA 19103
162 S Easton Road, Glenside, PA 19038
Newtown Square 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