Top Philadelphia, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1515 Market St, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1515 Market St, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1650 Market S, Suite 3600, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Parktowne Place, South 106, 2200 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy, Philadelphia, PA 19130
101 West Elm Street, Suite 520, Conshohocken, PA 19428
One South Penn Square, 5th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107
3554 Hulmeville Road, Suite 102, Bensalem, PA 19020
308 East Second Street, Media, PA 19063
105 E Evans St., Suite D, West Chester, PA 19380
150 Strafford Avenue, Suite 210, Wayne, PA 19087
1500 Walnut St, Suite 1205, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1500 John F. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 520, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1315 Walnut Street, Suite 1605, Philadelphia, PA 19107
507 Swede St, Norristown, PA 19401
12 Veterans Square, Media, PA 19063
87 North Broad St, Doylestown, PA 18901
118 North State Street, Newtown, PA 18940
360 W Main Street, Trappe, PA 19426
325 Sentry Pkwy, Bldg. 5 West, Suite 320, Blue Bell, PA 19422
317 Swede Street, Norristown, PA 19401
2005 S. Easton Road, Suite 100, Doylestown, PA 18901
1717 Arch St, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19103
175 Bustleton Pike, Feasterville, PA 19053
925 Harvest Drive, Suite 300, Blue Bell, PA 19422
470 Norristown Road, Suite 302, Blue Bell, PA 19422
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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