Top Philadelphia, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1600 Market Street, Suite 3900, Philadelphia, PA 19103
334 W Front St, Media, PA 19063
1760 Market Street, Suite 600, Philadelphia, PA 19103
882 S Matlack St, Suite 110, West Chester, PA 19382
50 S 16th St., 22nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102
2000 Market Street, Suite 2300, Philadelphia, PA 19103
500 Office Center Dr, Suite 400, Fort Washington, PA 19034
1700 Market St, Suite 3232, Philadelphia, PA 19103
230 Sugartown Road, Suite 100, Wayne, PA 19087
25 S. Church Street, West Chester, PA 19382
1500 JFK Blvd., 2 Penn Center Suite 1240, Philadelphia, PA 19102
21 West Third Street, Media, PA 19063
101 Darby Road, Havertown, PA 19083
1515 Market Street, Suite 910, Philadelphia, PA 19102
626 S State Street, Newtown, PA 18940
Three Bala Plaza East, Suite 120, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
1735 Market Street, Suite 3450, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1717 Arch Street, Suite 4900, Philadelphia, PA 19103
41 Leopard Road, Paoli Executive Green I, Suite 200, Paoli, PA 19301
105 S. High St., Suite 2A, West Chester, PA 19382
3245 Ridge Pike, Norristown, PA 19403
425 Swede Street, Suite 900, Norristown, PA 19401
700 E Main St, Suite 200, Norristown, PA 19401
2050 E High Street, Pottstown, PA 19464
1650 Market Street, Suite 3600, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Philadelphia 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