Top North Wales, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
110 Runnymede Dr, Lansdale, PA 19446
934 High Street, PO Box 696, Pottstown, PA 19464
123 S. Broad St, Suite 2500, Philadelphia, PA 19109
134 Commons Ct., Chadds Ford, PA 19317
1608 Walnut Street, Suite 502, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1500 JFK Blvd. Suite 1313, Philadelphia, PA 19102
115 Plymouth Rd, #6, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
1650 Market St, 36th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
11 East 2nd Street, Media, PA 19063
1701 Walnut St, PO Box 37635, Philadelphia, PA 19103
212 W Gay St, West Chester, PA 19380
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181 Washington Street, Suite 400, Six Tower Bridge, Conshohocken, PA 19428
1818 Market Street, 30th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Skippack Pike, PO Box 1368, Skippack, PA 19474
2 Penn Center, Suite 900, 1500 J.F.K. Blvd., Philadelphia, PA 19102
PO Box 645, Ardmore, PA 19003
2016 Spruce, Philadelphia, PA 19103
103 S High St, West Chester, PA 19382
216 W Front St, 2nd Floor, Media, PA 19063
1 East Airy Street, Norristown, PA 19401
201 Corporate Drive East, Langhorne, PA 19047
215 North Olive Street, Suite 201, 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