Top North Wales, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1600 Market Street, Suite 2700, Philadelphia, PA 19103-7240
500 Office Center Dr, Suite 400, Fort Washington, PA 19034
Three Parkway, 1601 Cherry Street, Suite 1400, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1650 Market Street, Suite 3669, Philadelphia, PA 19103
One Logan Square, Suite 2000, Philadelphia, PA 19103-6996
1500 JFK Blvd., 2 Penn Center Suite 1240, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1818 Market St, Suite 2400, Philadelphia, PA 19103
25 S. Church Street, West Chester, PA 19382
100 South Broad Street, Suite 1910, Philadelphia, PA 19110
516 DeKalb Street, Norristown, PA 19401
100 S Broad St, Suite 1910, Philadelphia, PA 19110
1901 Callowhill St, Philadelphia, PA 19130
100 N. 18th Street, Suite 300, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1701 Walnut St, PO Box 37635, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1501 Lower State Rd., Suite 305, North Wales, PA 19454
211 North 13th Street, Suite 825, Philadelphia, PA 19107
936 County Line Rd, Second Floor, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
1500 Walnut Street, Suite 409, Philadelphia, PA 19102
33 E. Marshall Street, Norristown, PA 19401
8 Saint Albans Avenue, Newtown, PA 19073-3626
100 West Elm Street, Suite 310, Conshohocken, PA 19428
1027 Abington Avenue, Wyndmoor, PA 19038
206 W State St, Lower Level, Media, PA 19063
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North Wales 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