Top Perkasie, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
50 S 16th St., 22nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102
334 W Front St, Media, PA 19063
1760 Market Street, Suite 600, Philadelphia, PA 19103
230 Sugartown Road, Suite 100, Wayne, PA 19087
1735 Market St, Suite 3300, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1 E Airy St, Norristown, PA 19401
Three Parkway, 1601 Cherry Street, Suite 1400, Philadelphia, PA 19102
882 S Matlack St, Suite 110, West Chester, PA 19382
1600 Market Street, Suite 3900, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1818 Market St, Suite 2400, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1700 Market St, Suite 3232, Philadelphia, PA 19103
One Logan Square, Suite 2000, Philadelphia, PA 19103-6996
1600 Market Street, Suite 2700, Philadelphia, PA 19103-7240
100 S Broad St, Suite 2121, Philadelphia, PA 19102
99 E Court Street, Doylestown, PA 18901
1500 John F. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 520, Philadelphia, PA 19102
22 W Airy Street, Norristown, PA 19401
419 Avenue of the States, Suite 406, Chester, PA 19013
339 W Baltimore Ave, Media, PA 19063
29 S. Walnut Street, West Chester, PA 19382
606 S Main Street, Phoenixville, PA 19460
212 W. Front Street, Suite 300, Media, PA 19063
1617 John F Kennedy Blvd, Suite 2005, Philadelphia, PA 19103
301 Oxford Valley Rd, #1901B, Morrisville, PA 19067
2541 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19148
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