Top Quakertown, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2541 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19148
20 W Front St, Media, PA 19063
PO Box 645, Ardmore, PA 19003
2016 Spruce, Philadelphia, PA 19103
103 S High St, West Chester, PA 19382
216 W Front St, 2nd Floor, Media, PA 19063
1515 Market Street, Suite 1801, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1500 Market Street, Centre Square Bldg, West Tower, Suite 4100, Philadelphia, PA 19102
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610 Freedom Business Center Drive, Suite 102, King Of Prussia, PA 19406
1500 Market Street, 12th Floor, East Tower, Philadelphia, PA 19102
123 West Bridge Street, New Hope, PA 18938
1717 Arch St, Suite 3910, Philadelphia, PA 19103
123 S Broad St, 15th Floor, Office 1560, Philadelphia, PA 19101
1333 Race Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
300 West State Street, Suite 108, Media, PA 19063
Two Penn Center, 1500 JFK Blvd., Suite 520, Philadelphia, PA 19102
317 Swede Street, Norristown, PA 19401
, Philadelphia, PA 19102
60 East Court Street, Doylestown, PA 18901
175 Bustleton Pike, Feasterville, PA 19053
1731 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, PA 19130
120 Gay Street, PO Box 289, Phoenixville, PA 19460
2332-34 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19145
925 Harvest Drive, Suite 300, Blue Bell, PA 19422
PO Box 191, 130 W Lancaster Avenue, Wayne, PA 19087-0191
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