Top Plymouth Meeting, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1735 Market Street, 51st Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
29 Dowlin Forge Road, Exton, PA 19341
2222 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Station Square Three Suite 105, Paoli, PA 19301
The Cast Iron Building, 718 Arch Street, Suite 501 South, Philadelphia, PA 19106
1717 Arch St, Suite 400, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1500 John F. Kennedy Blvd, Two Penn Center, Suite 1230, Philadelphia, PA 19102
230 South Broad St, 17th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102
201 N. Jackson Street, Media, PA 19063
1500 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 1010, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1717 Arch St, Suite 320, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1717 Arch St, Suite 3910, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1 Belmont Avenue, Suite 416, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
4 Sentry Pkwy, Suite 100, Blue Bell, PA 19422
1417 Locust St, 3rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102
29 S. Church St., West Chester, PA 19382
138 West Gay Street, West Chester, PA 19380
123 West Bridge Street, New Hope, PA 18938
33 E. Marshall Street, Norristown, PA 19401
115 W State St, Ste 403, Media, PA 19063
Two Penn Center, 1500 JFK Blvd., Suite 520, Philadelphia, PA 19102
8 Saint Albans Avenue, Newtown, PA 19073-3626
90 East State Street, PO Box 1989, Doylestown, PA 18901
626 S State Street, Newtown, PA 18940
2005 Market St, 16th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Plymouth Meeting 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