Top Norwood, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1000 Westlakes Dr, Berwyn, PA 19312
33 E. Marshall Street, Norristown, PA 19401
100 West Elm Street, Suite 310, Conshohocken, PA 19428
211 North 13th Street, Suite 825, Philadelphia, PA 19107
1501 Lower State Rd., Suite 305, North Wales, PA 19454
18 West Front Street, Media, PA 19063
100 E Court St, Doylestown, PA 18901
1500 Walnut St., Suite 206, Philadelphia, PA 19102
212 West Gay Street, West Chester, PA 19380
1500 JFK Blvd, Two Penn Center, Suite 900, Philadelphia, PA 19103
606 S Main Street, Phoenixville, PA 19460
301 Oxford Valley Rd, #1901B, Morrisville, PA 19067
3245 Ridge Pike, Norristown, PA 19403
105 S. High St., Suite 2A, West Chester, PA 19382
1518 Walnut Street, Suite 905, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1760 Market Street, Suite 1001, Philadelphia, PA 19103
840 1st Ave, Suite 400, King of Prussia, PA 19406
1528 Walnut Street, Suite 1212, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1661 Bethlehem Pike, Hatfield, PA 19440
Skippack Pike, PO Box 1368, Skippack, PA 19474
215 West Miner St, West Chester, PA 19382
Three Bala Plaza East, Suite 120, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
20 W Front St, Media, PA 19063
2541 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19148
1500 JFK Boulevard, Suite 1205, 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