Top Philadelphia, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2016 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1325 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19107
1608 Walnut Street, Suite 502, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Two Penn Center Plaza, 1500 John F. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 1500, Philadelphia, PA 19102
2401 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 1C41, Philadelphia, PA 19130
450 N Narberth Ave, Suite 2, Narberth, PA 19072
100 S. Broad St., Suite 1216, Philadelphia, PA 19110
341 West Baltimore Ave, PO Box 1238, Media, PA 19063
21 W Airy St, Norristown, PA 19401
200 Barr Harbor Drive, Suite 400, Conshohocken, PA 19428
196 West Ashland St, Doylestown, PA 18901
1600 Market St, 32nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1339 Chestnut Street, Suite 500, Philadelphia, PA 19107
2005 Market Street, Suite 2600, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Cira Centre, 2929 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
One Liberty Place, 1650 Market St, 55th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
11880 Bustleton Ave, STE 206, Philadelphia, PA 19116
1500 Market St, Centre Square West Tower 32nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102
Suite 206, The Benjamin Franklin, 834 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
144 East DeKalb Pike, Suite 300, King of Prussia, PA 19406
1518 Walnut Street, Suite 807C, Philadelphia, PA 19102
21 W Washington St, Suite C, West Chester, PA 19380
123 S Broad St, Ste 2037, Philadelphia, PA 19109
1617 John F Kennedy Blvd, Suite 2005, Philadelphia, PA 19103
2005 S. Easton Road, Suite 100, Doylestown, PA 18901
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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