Top Pennsburg, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1600 Market Street, Suite 2700, Philadelphia, PA 19103-7240
230 Sugartown Road, Suite 100, Wayne, PA 19087
1500 Walnut St, Suite 1510, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1 E Airy St, Norristown, PA 19401
One Logan Square, Suite 1210, 130 North 18th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
100 N. 18th Street, Suite 300, Philadelphia, PA 19103
882 S Matlack St, Suite 110, West Chester, PA 19382
230 S. Broad Street, Suite 900, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1650 Market Street, Suite 3669, Philadelphia, PA 19103
130 North 18th Street, One Logan Square, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Two Commerce Square, 2001 Market Street, Suite 3100, Philadelphia, PA 19103
100 South Broad Street, Suite 1910, Philadelphia, PA 19110
100 Deerfield Lane, Suite 240, Malvern, PA 19355
1315 Walnut Street, 12th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107
1500 Walnut Street, Suite 900, Philadelphia, PA 19102
279 South Main Street, Suite 2A, Doylestown, PA 18901
1500 Walnut Street, 21st Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102
101 Darby Road, Havertown, PA 19083
626 S State Street, Newtown, PA 18940
PO Box 571, Valley Forge, PA 19481-0571
41 Leopard Road, Paoli Executive Green I, Suite 200, Paoli, PA 19301
3245 Ridge Pike, Norristown, PA 19403
2050 E High Street, Pottstown, PA 19464
105 S. High St., Suite 2A, West Chester, PA 19382
700 E Main St, Suite 200, Norristown, PA 19401
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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