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1001 Conshohocken State Rd, Ste 1-210, West Conshohocken, PA 19428
One Logan Square, Suite 1210, 130 North 18th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
One Logan Square, Suite 2000, Philadelphia, PA 19103-6996
1600 Market Street, Suite 2700, Philadelphia, PA 19103-7240
882 S Matlack St, Suite 110, West Chester, PA 19382
Three Parkway, 1601 Cherry Street, Suite 1400, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1600 Market Street, Suite 3900, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Two Commerce Square, 2001 Market Street, Suite 3100, Philadelphia, PA 19103
130 North 18th Street, One Logan Square, Philadelphia, PA 19103
100 Deerfield Lane, Suite 240, Malvern, PA 19355
21 West Third Street, Media, PA 19063
41 Leopard Road, Paoli Executive Green I, Suite 200, Paoli, PA 19301
1200 Liberty Ridge Drive, Suite 310, Wayne, PA 19087
325 Sentry Pkwy, Bldg. 5 West, Suite 320, Blue Bell, PA 19422
33 E. Marshall Street, Norristown, PA 19401
8 Saint Albans Avenue, Newtown, PA 19073-3626
21 W Washington St, Suite C, West Chester, PA 19380
212 W Gay Street, West Chester, PA 19380
2003 South Easton Road, Suite 300, Doylestown, PA 18901
1129 E High St, PO Box 776, Pottstown, PA 19464
One Montgomery Plaza Suite 902, PO Box 389, Norristown, PA 19404
Two Penn Center, 1500 JFK Boulevard; Suite 1205, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1300 Virginia Dr, Suite 405, Fort Washington, PA 19034
1518 Walnut Street, Suite 807C, Philadelphia, PA 19102
113 S 21st Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
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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