Top Pleasant Hills, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2605 Nicholson Road, Suite 2103, Sewickley, PA 15143
436 Seventh Avenue, Suite 300, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
2300 Freeport Road, Suite 10, New Kensington, PA 15068-4669
310 Grant Street, The Grant Bldg., Suite 1402, Pittsburgh, PA 15219-2263
1040 Fifth Ave, Fourth Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
1575 McFarland Rd, Suite 201, Pittsburgh, PA 15216
1800 Main St., Suite 200, Canonsburg, PA 15317
2893 West Liberty Avenue, Suite 100, Pittsburgh, PA 15216
304 Ross Street, Suite 400, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
50 South 7th Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15203
402 Grant Avenue, Leechburg, PA 15656
501 Grant St, Suite 1010, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
220 Grant St, Suite 401, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
110 East Diamond Street, Suite 301, Butler, PA 16001
1736 Ferguson Road, Allison Park, PA 15101
1034 Fifth Ave, Suite 400, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
301 Grant St, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
11 Stanwix Street, 15th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
300 Mt. Lebanon Blvd., Ste 220-A, Pittsburgh, PA 15234
225 Ross Street, Suite 411, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
220 Grant Street, 5th FL, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
1000 Brooktree Rd, Suite 110, Wexford, PA 15090
500 Grant Street, Suite 2900, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
300 Mount Lebanon Blvd., Suite 201, Pittsburgh, PA 15234
308 Fallowfield Ave, Charleroi, PA 15022
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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