Top Palmyra, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
240 North Third Street, 7th Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17101
2411 N. Front Street, Harrisburg, PA 17110
112 Market Street, 8th Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17101
17 N. Second St., Suite 1410, Harrisburg, PA 17101
17 N Second St, Suite 1420, Harrisburg, PA 17101
2 North Second Street, 7th Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17101
305 North Front Street, 5th Floor, PO Box 1003, Harrisburg, PA 17108
214 Senate Ave, Camp Hill, PA 17011
17 North 2nd Street, 12th Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17101
200 N 3rd St, Suite 1600A, Harrisburg, PA 17101
2411 North Front Street, Harrisburg, PA 17110
2080 Linglestown Road, Suite 201, Harrisburg, PA 17110
831 Market Street, Lemoyne, PA 17043
275 Grandview Avenue, Suite 104, Camp Hill, PA 17011
4400 Linglestown Road, Suite 203, Harrisburg, PA 17112
937 Willow Street, Lebanon, PA 17042
525 South Eighth Street, Lebanon, PA 17042
2132 Market Street, Camp Hill, PA 17011
3601 Vartan Way, 2nd Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17110
150 Corporate Center Drive, Suite 103, Camp Hill, PA 17011
3900 Market Street, Camp Hill, PA 17011
2233 North Front Street, Harrisburg, PA 17110
Palmyra 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