Top Pittsburgh, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1000 Law & Finance Bldg., 419 4th Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
650 Corporation St, Ste 300, Beaver, PA 15009
11 Stanwix Street, 15th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
One Oxford Centre, 301 Grant Street, 14th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
300 Mt. Lebanon Blvd., Ste 220-A, Pittsburgh, PA 15234
1034 Fifth Ave, Suite 400, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
1140 Boyce Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15241
241 Fourth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
436 Seventh Avenue, Suite 300, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
304 Ross St, Ste 400, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
157 S Main St, Washington, PA 15301
2300 Freeport Road, Suite 10, New Kensington, PA 15068-4669
310 Grant Street, Grant Building Suite 1801, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
150 Pleasant Drive, Suite 101, Aliquippa, PA 15001
35 West Pittsburgh Street, Greensburg, PA 15601
6101 Penn Ave, Suite 201, Pittsburgh, PA 15206
Six PPG Place, 13th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
500 Grant Street, Suite 4900, Pittsburgh, PA 15219-2502
5600 Munhall Rd, Suite 407, Pittsburgh, PA 15217
625 Liberty Avenue, 5th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3152
4 W Manilla Ave, Suite 12, Pittsburgh, PA 15220
301 Grant St, Suite 270, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
8878 Covenant Ave, Suite 265, Pittsburgh, PA 15237
3945 Forbes Ave, Suite 462, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
310 Grant Street, The Grant Bldg., Suite 1402, Pittsburgh, PA 15219-2263
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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