Top Quakertown, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
Parktowne Place, South 106, 2200 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy, Philadelphia, PA 19130
133 North State Street, Newtown, PA 18940
29 S. Church St., West Chester, PA 19382
1315 Walnut Street, Suite 1605, Philadelphia, PA 19107
One South Penn Square, 5th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107
1129 E High St, PO Box 776, Pottstown, PA 19464
325 Sentry Pkwy, Bldg. 5 West, Suite 320, Blue Bell, PA 19422
3554 Hulmeville Road, Suite 102, Bensalem, PA 19020
118 North State Street, Newtown, PA 18940
308 East Second Street, Media, PA 19063
150 Strafford Avenue, Suite 210, Wayne, PA 19087
507 Swede St, Norristown, PA 19401
1500 John F. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 520, Philadelphia, PA 19102
87 North Broad St, Doylestown, PA 18901
360 W Main Street, Trappe, PA 19426
12 Veterans Square, Media, PA 19063
1500 Walnut St, Suite 1205, Philadelphia, PA 19102
PO Box 571, Valley Forge, PA 19481-0571
1717 Arch St, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19103
The Curtis Center, 170 S. Independence Mall W., Suite 400E, Philadelphia, PA 19106
130 N 18th St, Suite 1500, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1717 Arch St, 24th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
2605 N Broad St, Colmar, PA 18915
1845 Walnut Street, 19th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1500 Market St., 12th Floorr, East Tower, Philadelphia, PA 19102
Quakertown 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