Top Perkasie, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
32 South Church Street, West Chester, PA 19382
1 East Airy Street, Norristown, PA 19401
630 Freedom Business Center Drive, 3rd Floor, King of Prussia, PA 19406
212 W Gay St, West Chester, PA 19380
2016 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
426 W Lancaster Ave, Suite 200, Devon, PA 19333
1500 JFK Blvd, Ste 1723B, Philadelphia, PA 19102
Two Penn Center Plaza, 1500 John F. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 1500, Philadelphia, PA 19102
21 W Airy St, Norristown, PA 19401
196 West Ashland St, Doylestown, PA 18901
341 West Baltimore Ave, PO Box 1238, Media, PA 19063
1661 Bethlehem Pike, Hatfield, PA 19440
555 E Lancaster Ave, Suite 100, Radnor, PA 19087
123 N. Broad Street, Doylestown, PA 18901
1011 Anna Ln, Sellersville, PA 18960
123 S Broad St, Suite 2145, Philadelphia, PA 19109
700 American Ave, Suite 303, King of Prussia, PA 19406
1515 Market Street, Suite 910, Philadelphia, PA 19102
411 Cherry St, Norristown, PA 19401
87 North Broad Street, Doylestown, PA 18901
18 West Front Street, Media, PA 19063
Skippack Pike, PO Box 1368, Skippack, PA 19474
1717 Arch St, Suite 320, Philadelphia, PA 19103
101 W Airy St, Norristown, PA 19401
1500 John F Kennedy Blvd, Suite 900, Philadelphia, PA 19102
Perkasie 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