Top Pittsburgh, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
130 E Jefferson St, Butler, PA 16001
225 Ross St, Suite 600, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
436 Seventh Ave, Suite 300, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
1000 Brooktree Rd, Suite 110, Wexford, PA 15090
300 Mount Lebanon Blvd., Suite 201, Pittsburgh, PA 15234
301 Grant St, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
308 Fallowfield Ave, Charleroi, PA 15022
225 Ross Street, Suite 411, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
345 Southpointe Blvd Suite 100, Canonsburg, PA 15317
27 W Main St, Carnegie, PA 15106
966 Perry Highway, Pittsburgh, PA 15237
501 Grant St, Suite 1010, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
411 Washington Avenue, Charleroi, PA 15022
2131 Brodhead Road, Aliquippa, PA 15001
315 Cavitt Avenue, Trafford, PA 15085
220 Grant Street, 5th FL, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
500 Grant Street, Suite 2900, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
428 Boulevard of the Allies, Suite 700, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
429 Fourth Ave, Suite 1508, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
1040 Fifth Ave, Fourth Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
310 Grant Street, Suite 3000, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
304 Ross Street, Suite 400, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
535 Smithfield Street, Suite 1100, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
One Oxford Centre, Suite 3010, 301 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
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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