Top Newtown, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
21 West Third Street, Media, PA 19063
334 W Front St, Media, PA 19063
1735 Market St, Suite 3300, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1 E Airy St, Norristown, PA 19401
516 DeKalb Street, Norristown, PA 19401
100 S Broad St, Suite 1910, Philadelphia, PA 19110
1600 Market Street, Suite 3900, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1760 Market Street, Suite 600, Philadelphia, PA 19103
620 Freedom Business Center Dr, Suite 405, King of Prussia, PA 19406
500 Office Center Dr, Suite 400, Fort Washington, PA 19034
1700 Market St, Suite 3232, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1500 Walnut St, Suite 1510, Philadelphia, PA 19102
25 S. Church Street, West Chester, PA 19382
150 Strafford Avenue, Suite 210, Wayne, PA 19087
507 Swede St, Norristown, PA 19401
1661 Bethlehem Pike, Hatfield, PA 19440
100 E Court St, Doylestown, PA 18901
18 West Front Street, Media, PA 19063
Skippack Pike, PO Box 1368, Skippack, PA 19474
700 American Ave, Suite 303, King of Prussia, PA 19406
1717 Arch Street, Suite 4900, Philadelphia, PA 19103
27 S Darlington St, West Chester, PA 19382
1735 Market Street, Suite 3450, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1500 John F Kennedy Blvd, Suite 1815, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1515 Market Street, Suite 910, Philadelphia, PA 19102
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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