Top Quakertown, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
, Philadelphia, PA 19102
60 East Court Street, Doylestown, PA 18901
1731 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, PA 19130
200 East State Street, Suite 305, Media, PA 19065
2332-34 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19145
120 Gay Street, PO Box 289, Phoenixville, PA 19460
Two Penn Center, 1500 JFK Blvd., Suite 520, Philadelphia, PA 19102
925 Harvest Drive, Suite 300, Blue Bell, PA 19422
317 Swede Street, Norristown, PA 19401
PO Box 191, 130 W Lancaster Avenue, Wayne, PA 19087-0191
90 East State Street, PO Box 1989, Doylestown, PA 18901
100 S. Broad Street, Suite 1910, Philadelphia, PA 19110
1650 Market St, Suite 5000, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1650 Market St, Suite 3600, Philadelphia, PA 19103
2005 Market St, 16th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
220 W Gay St, West Chester, PA 19380
1333 Race Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
43 North Pine Street, Doylestown, PA 18901
1500 Market St, West Tower, 18th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1515 Market St, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1500 Walnut St., Suite 206, Philadelphia, PA 19102
212 West Gay Street, West Chester, PA 19380
104 South 6th Street, Perkasie, PA 18944
1430 Land Title Bldg., 100 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19110
1601 Market Street, Suite 3310, Philadelphia, PA 19103
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