Top Philadelphia, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
215 West Miner St, West Chester, PA 19382
341 West State Street, Media, PA 19063
1 East Airy Street, Norristown, PA 19401
1650 Arch Street, Suite 2501, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Two Penn Center Plaza, 1500 John F. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 1500, Philadelphia, PA 19102
426 W Lancaster Ave, Suite 200, Devon, PA 19333
341 West Baltimore Ave, PO Box 1238, Media, PA 19063
21 W Airy St, Norristown, PA 19401
1600 Locust St, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1661 Bethlehem Pike, Hatfield, PA 19440
18 West Front Street, Media, PA 19063
1500 Market St., 12th Floorr, East Tower, Philadelphia, PA 19102
Parktowne Place, South 106, 2200 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy, Philadelphia, PA 19130
123 S Broad St, Suite 2145, Philadelphia, PA 19109
2 Penn Center, Suite 900, 1500 J.F.K. Blvd., Philadelphia, PA 19102
1011 Anna Ln, Sellersville, PA 18960
Skippack Pike, PO Box 1368, Skippack, PA 19474
130 North 18th Street, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1515 Market Street, Suite 910, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1818 Market Street, Suite 2740, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Three Bala Plaza East, Suite 120, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
1500 JFK Boulevard, Suite 1205, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1515 Market Street, Suite 1801, Philadelphia, PA 19102
2541 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19148
2016 Spruce, Philadelphia, PA 19103
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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