Top Quakertown, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
Three Parkway, 1601 Cherry Street, Suite 1400, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1600 Market Street, Suite 3900, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1818 Market St, Suite 2400, Philadelphia, PA 19103
500 Office Center Dr, Suite 400, Fort Washington, PA 19034
1700 Market St, Suite 3232, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1760 Market Street, Suite 600, Philadelphia, PA 19103
620 Freedom Business Center Dr, Suite 405, King of Prussia, PA 19406
2003 S Easton Rd, Suite 108, Doylestown, PA 18901
2800 Kelly Rd, Suite 200, Warrington, PA 18976
700 American Ave, Suite 206, King of Prussia, PA 19406
50 S 16th St., 22nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102
25 S. Church Street, West Chester, PA 19382
1500 Walnut St, Suite 1510, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1 East Airy Street, Norristown, PA 19401
1818 Market Street, 30th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
100 West Elm Street, Suite 310, Conshohocken, PA 19428
162 South Easton Road, Glenside, PA 19038
1027 Abington Avenue, Wyndmoor, PA 19038
32 South Church Street, West Chester, PA 19382
292 Main St, Suite 302, Harleysville, PA 19438
1100 Ludlow St, Suite 300, Philadelphia, PA 19107
1500 Market Street, Centre Square Bldg, West Tower, Suite 4100, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1230 County Line Road, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
1500 John F Kennedy Blvd, Suite 770, Philadelphia, PA 19102
212 W Gay St, West Chester, PA 19380
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