Top Philadelphia, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1420 Locust St, Suite 420, Philadelphia, PA 19102
25 N Main St, Doylestown, PA 18901
123 S Broad St, Ste 2037, Philadelphia, PA 19109
1617 John F Kennedy Blvd, Suite 2005, Philadelphia, PA 19103
12 Veterans Square, Suite 1, Media, PA 19063
2 Penn Center-1500 John F. Kennedy Blvd, Suite 1900, Philadelphia, PA 19102
26 W Airy St, Norristown, PA 19401
162 S Easton Road, Glenside, PA 19038
100 S. Broad St., Suite 1216, Philadelphia, PA 19110
2401 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 1C41, Philadelphia, PA 19130
1760 Market Street, Suite 1001, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1500 Market St., 12th Floorr, East Tower, Philadelphia, PA 19102
109 E Evans Street, Suite 210, Box 5, West Chester, PA 19380
181 Washington Street, Suite 400, Six Tower Bridge, Conshohocken, PA 19428
1735 Market Street, Suite 3450, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1717 Arch Street, Suite 4900, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1650 Market Street, Suite 3600, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1818 Market Street, Suite 2740, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1500 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 1010, Philadelphia, PA 19102
Parktowne Place, South 106, 2200 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy, Philadelphia, PA 19130
2001 Market St, Two Commerce Square, Suite 2620, Philadelphia, PA 19103
201 N. Jackson Street, Media, PA 19063
101 West Elm Street, Suite 520, Conshohocken, PA 19428
1717 Arch St, Suite 320, Philadelphia, PA 19103
501 Cambria Avenue, Suite 150, Bensalem, PA 19020
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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