Top Pittsburgh, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
310 Grant Street, The Grant Bldg., Suite 1402, Pittsburgh, PA 15219-2263
220 Grant St, Suite 401, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
1600 Lincoln Ave, Latrobe, PA 15650
640 Rodi Rd, 2nd Floor Suite 2, Pittsburgh, PA 15235
521 Cedar Way, Suite 200, Oakmont, PA 15139
260 Forbes Avenue, Suite 1800, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
428 Forbes Avenue, Suite 2400, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
102 Broadway St, Suite 200, Carnegie, PA 15106
115 N Main St, Second Floor, Greensburg, PA 15601
409 Broad St, Suite 200, Sewickley, PA 15143
One PPG Place, Suite 3200, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
1575 McFarland Rd, Suite 201, Pittsburgh, PA 15216
402 Grant Avenue, Leechburg, PA 15656
50 South 7th Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15203
220 Grant Street, 5th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
437 Grant Street, Suite 912, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
2661 Clearview Road, Suite 8, Allison Park, PA 15101
1569 McFarland Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15216
2893 West Liberty Avenue, Suite 100, Pittsburgh, PA 15216
110 East Diamond Street, Suite 301, Butler, PA 16001
Landmarks Building, Suite 250, 100 West Station Square Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
707 Grant Street, Suite 2750, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
2605 Nicholson Road, Suite 2103, Sewickley, PA 15143
107 East Main Street, Uniontown, PA 15401
6 South Fourth Street, Youngwood, PA 15697
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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