Top Quakertown, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
216 W Front St, 2nd Floor, Media, PA 19063
50 South 16th Street, Suite 2925, Philadelphia, PA 19102
700 American Ave, Suite 303, King of Prussia, PA 19406
1027 Abington Avenue, Wyndmoor, PA 19038
One Neshaminy Interplex, Suite 206, Trevose, PA 19053
25 N Main St, Doylestown, PA 18901
Three Bala Plaza East, Suite 120, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
Suite 206, The Benjamin Franklin, 834 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
1515 Market Street, Suite 910, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1325 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19107
3554 Hulmeville Road, Suite 102, Bensalem, PA 19020
2541 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19148
1601 Walnut Street, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19102
20 W Front St, Media, PA 19063
1500 JFK Boulevard, Suite 1205, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1515 Market Street, Suite 1801, Philadelphia, PA 19102
790 Penllyn Blue Bell Pike, Suite 305, Blue Bell, PA 19422
1500 Market Street, Centre Square Bldg, West Tower, Suite 4100, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1 East Airy Street, Norristown, PA 19401
509 Swede Street, Norristown, PA 19401
29 S. Walnut Street, West Chester, PA 19382
630 Freedom Business Center Drive, 3rd Floor, King of Prussia, PA 19406
, Philadelphia, PA 19102
426 W Lancaster Ave, Suite 200, Devon, PA 19333
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