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43 North Pine Street, Doylestown, PA 18901
1420 Locust St, Suite 420, Philadelphia, PA 19102
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2005 Market St, Suite 3150, Philadelphia, PA 19103
110 Runnymede Dr, Lansdale, PA 19446
50 South 16th Street, Suite 2925, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1600 Locust St, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1 Belmont Avenue, Suite 416, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
901 Stony Ln, Gladwyne, PA 19035
1650 Market S, Suite 3600, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1500 John F Kennedy Blvd, Suite 770, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1515 Market St, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1515 Market St, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19102
133 North State Street, Newtown, PA 18940
308 East Second Street, Media, PA 19063
150 N Radnor Chester Rd, Suite F-200, Wayne, PA 19087
118 North State Street, Newtown, PA 18940
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150 Strafford Avenue, Suite 210, Wayne, PA 19087
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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