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Two Penn Center Plaza, Suite 910, Philadelphia, PA 19102
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1219 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
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1501 Lower State Rd., Suite 305, North Wales, PA 19454
101 West Elm Street, Suite 520, Conshohocken, PA 19428
1500 Market Street, 12th Floor, East Tower, Philadelphia, PA 19102
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372 N Lewis Rd, PO Box 575, Royersford, PA 19468
301 Oxford Valley Rd, #1901B, Morrisville, PA 19067
100 S Broad St, Suite 2121, Philadelphia, PA 19102
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3245 Ridge Pike, Norristown, PA 19403
105 S. High St., Suite 2A, West Chester, PA 19382
1845 Walnut Street, 23rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
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1430 Land Title Bldg., 100 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19110
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104 South 6th Street, Perkasie, PA 18944
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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