Top Phoenixville, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
8 Saint Albans Avenue, Newtown, PA 19073-3626
901 Stony Ln, Gladwyne, PA 19035
1731 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, PA 19130
2332-34 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19145
100 S Juniper St, 3rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107
1500 John F Kennedy Blvd, Suite 770, Philadelphia, PA 19102
279 South Main Street, Suite 2A, Doylestown, PA 18901
1717 Arch St, Suite 3910, Philadelphia, PA 19103
212 West Gay Street, West Chester, PA 19380
1500 Walnut St., Suite 206, Philadelphia, PA 19102
150 N Radnor Chester Rd, Suite F-200, Wayne, PA 19087
, Philadelphia, PA 19102
123 S Broad St, Suite 1845, Philadelphia, PA 19109
43 North Pine Street, Doylestown, PA 18901
2005 Market St, Suite 3150, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1701 Walnut St, PO Box 37635, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1617 JFK Boulevard, 20th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
11 East 2nd Street, Media, PA 19063
2005 Market St, 32nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Phoenixville, PA
610 Freedom Business Center Drive, Suite 102, King Of Prussia, PA 19406
518 South Third Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147
29 S. Church St., West Chester, PA 19382
325 Sentry Pkwy, Bldg. 5 West, Suite 320, Blue Bell, PA 19422
535 N Church St, Suite 318, West Chester, PA 19380
1650 Market St, Suite 3600, 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