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118 North State Street, Newtown, PA 18940
360 W Main Street, Trappe, PA 19426
308 East Second Street, Media, PA 19063
325 Sentry Pkwy, Bldg. 5 West, Suite 320, Blue Bell, PA 19422
1500 Market Street, 12th Floor, East Tower, Philadelphia, PA 19102
One South Penn Square, 5th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107
1500 Walnut St, Suite 1205, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1500 John F. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 520, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1500 Walnut Street, Suite 409, Philadelphia, PA 19102
12 Veterans Square, Media, PA 19063
87 North Broad St, Doylestown, PA 18901
101 West Chester Pike, Suite 1A, Havertown, PA 19083
1528 Walnut St, Suite 1400, Philadelphia, PA 19102
162 South Easton Road, Glenside, PA 19038
1027 Abington Avenue, Wyndmoor, PA 19038
1515 Market Street, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19102
44 East Court Street, Doylestown, PA 18901
Two Penn Center Plaza, Suite 910, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1100 Ludlow St, Suite 300, Philadelphia, PA 19107
1500 Market Street, Centre Square Bldg, West Tower, Suite 4100, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1650 Market Street, Suite 3600, Philadelphia, PA 19103
2541 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19148
1230 County Line Road, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
1650 Market St, Suite 3300, 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