Top Perkiomenville, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1 Belmont Avenue, Suite 416, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
1515 Market Street, Suite 910, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1 East Airy Street, Norristown, PA 19401
213 West Miner Street, Suite 101, West Chester, PA 19382
426 W Lancaster Ave, Suite 200, Devon, PA 19333
470 Norristown Road, Suite 201, Blue Bell, PA 19422
2016 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1500 JFK Blvd, Ste 1723B, Philadelphia, PA 19102
, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1608 Walnut Street, Suite 502, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Two Penn Center Plaza, 1500 John F. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 1500, Philadelphia, PA 19102
790 Penllyn Blue Bell Pike, Suite 305, Blue Bell, PA 19422
43 North Pine Street, Doylestown, PA 18901
110 W Front St, Media, PA 19063
2005 Market St, Suite 3150, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1500 Walnut Street, Suite 900, Philadelphia, PA 19102
Skippack Pike, PO Box 1368, Skippack, PA 19474
2 S. Orange Street, Suite 215, Sovereign Bank Building, Media, PA 19063
1011 Anna Ln, Sellersville, PA 18960
123 N. Broad Street, Doylestown, PA 18901
123 S Broad St, Suite 2145, Philadelphia, PA 19109
27 S Darlington St, West Chester, PA 19382
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Perkiomenville 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