Top Phoenixville, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1001 Conshohocken State Rd, Ste 1-210, West Conshohocken, PA 19428
50 S 16th St., 22nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102
334 W Front St, Media, PA 19063
1760 Market Street, Suite 600, Philadelphia, PA 19103
882 S Matlack St, Suite 110, West Chester, PA 19382
100 S Broad St, Suite 1910, Philadelphia, PA 19110
100 N. 18th Street, Suite 300, Philadelphia, PA 19103
230 S. Broad Street, Suite 900, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1735 Market St, Suite 3300, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1600 Market Street, Suite 2700, Philadelphia, PA 19103-7240
Three Parkway, 1601 Cherry Street, Suite 1400, Philadelphia, PA 19102
500 Office Center Dr, Suite 400, Fort Washington, PA 19034
1500 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 1010, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1501 Lower State Rd., Suite 305, North Wales, PA 19454
100 West Elm Street, Suite 310, Conshohocken, PA 19428
100 Lantern Drive, Doylestown, PA 18901
215 West Miner St, West Chester, PA 19382
1500 JFK Blvd, Two Penn Center, Suite 900, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1027 Abington Avenue, Wyndmoor, PA 19038
3245 Ridge Pike, Norristown, PA 19403
105 S. High St., Suite 2A, West Chester, PA 19382
1717 Arch St, Suite 320, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1617 JFK Boulevard, 20th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1518 Walnut Street, Suite 905, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1650 Arch Street, Suite 2501, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Phoenixville Drug Possession Information
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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