Top Pipersville, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
518 South Third Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147
100 South Broad Street, Suite 1525, Philadelphia, PA 19110
1500 JFK Blvd, Two Penn Center, Suite 900, Philadelphia, PA 19103
213 West Miner Street, Suite 101, West Chester, PA 19382
1200 Liberty Ridge Drive, Suite 310, Wayne, PA 19087
41 Leopard Road, Paoli Executive Green I, Suite 200, Paoli, PA 19301
326 W Lancaster Ave, Suite 301, Ardmore, PA 19003
100 S. Broad Street, Suite 1910, Philadelphia, PA 19110
1650 Market St, Suite 3600, Philadelphia, PA 19103
220 W Gay St, West Chester, PA 19380
840 1st Ave, Suite 400, King of Prussia, PA 19406
100 E Court St, Doylestown, PA 18901
18 West Front Street, Media, PA 19063
1500 Walnut Street, Suite 409, Philadelphia, PA 19102
2001 Market St, Two Commerce Square, Suite 2620, Philadelphia, PA 19103
2 S. Orange Street, Suite 215, Sovereign Bank Building, Media, PA 19063
215 West Miner St, West Chester, PA 19382
113 North Olive Street, Media, PA 19063
341 West State Street, Media, PA 19063
3245 Ridge Pike, Norristown, PA 19403
105 S. High St., Suite 2A, West Chester, PA 19382
230 S. Broad Street, Suite 1501, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1515 Market Street, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1650 Arch Street, Suite 2501, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1717 Arch Street, Suite 4900, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Pipersville 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