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101 West Chester Pike, Suite 1A, Havertown, PA 19083
850 Cassett Rd, Suite 110, Berwyn, PA 19312
1528 Walnut St, Suite 1400, Philadelphia, PA 19102
339 W Baltimore Ave, Media, PA 19063
301 Wharton St, Philadelphia, PA 19147
1500 John F. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 520, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1515 Market Street, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19102
44 East Court Street, Doylestown, PA 18901
2541 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19148
110 Runnymede Dr, Lansdale, PA 19446
2001 Market St, Two Commerce Square, Suite 2620, Philadelphia, PA 19103
73 Chestnut Rd, Paoli, PA 19301
1717 Arch St, Suite 3910, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1515 Market St, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19102
100 S Juniper St, 3rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107
1500 Walnut St, 7th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102
301 Oxford Valley Rd, #1901B, Morrisville, PA 19067
1 East Airy Street, Norristown, PA 19401
201 Corporate Drive East, Langhorne, PA 19047
606 S Main Street, Phoenixville, PA 19460
100 South Broad Street, Suite 1525, Philadelphia, PA 19110
8 Saint Albans Avenue, Newtown, PA 19073-3626
33 E. Marshall Street, Norristown, PA 19401
100 West Elm Street, Suite 310, Conshohocken, PA 19428
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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