Top Pottstown, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1500 Walnut St., Suite 206, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1430 Land Title Bldg., 100 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19110
PO Box 571, Valley Forge, PA 19481-0571
104 South 6th Street, Perkasie, PA 18944
Two Penn Center Plaza, Suite 910, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1601 Market Street, Suite 3310, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1230 County Line Road, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
1100 Ludlow St, Suite 300, Philadelphia, PA 19107
1717 Arch St, Suite 400, Philadelphia, PA 19103
123 S Broad St, Suite 1845, Philadelphia, PA 19109
1011 Anna Ln, Sellersville, PA 18960
123 S Broad St, Suite 2145, Philadelphia, PA 19109
123 N. Broad Street, Doylestown, PA 18901
4 Sentry Pkwy, Suite 100, Blue Bell, PA 19422
1515 Market St, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19102
138 West Gay Street, West Chester, PA 19380
24 N. Bryn Mawr Ave, Suite #309, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
73 Chestnut Rd, Paoli, PA 19301
1717 Arch Street, Suite 3710, Philadelphia, PA 19103
41 Leopard Road, Paoli Executive Green I, Suite 200, Paoli, PA 19301
2001 Market St, Two Commerce Square, Suite 2620, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1300 Virginia Dr, Suite 405, Fort Washington, PA 19034
113 S 21st Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
2005 Market St, 32nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Pottstown 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