Top Quakertown, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
110 Runnymede Dr, Lansdale, PA 19446
1300 Virginia Dr, Suite 405, Fort Washington, PA 19034
113 S 21st Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
100 S Juniper St, 3rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107
33 E. Marshall Street, Norristown, PA 19401
8 Saint Albans Avenue, Newtown, PA 19073-3626
2005 Market St, 32nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
6 Ponds Edge Drive Suite 1, Chadds Ford, PA 19317
2001 Market St, Suite 3810, Philadelphia, PA 19103
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1101 Market St, Suite 2500, Philadelphia, PA 19107
589 Skippack Pike, Suite 300, Blue Bell, PA 19422
1760 Market Street, Suite 1001, Philadelphia, PA 19103
211 North 13th Street, Suite 825, Philadelphia, PA 19107
936 County Line Rd, Second Floor, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
901 Stony Ln, Gladwyne, PA 19035
Parktowne Place, South 106, 2200 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy, Philadelphia, PA 19130
1650 Arch Street, Suite 2501, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1528 Walnut St, Suite 1400, Philadelphia, PA 19102
101 West Chester Pike, Suite 1A, Havertown, PA 19083
99 E Court Street, Doylestown, PA 18901
1500 John F. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 520, Philadelphia, PA 19102
22 W Airy Street, Norristown, PA 19401
419 Avenue of the States, Suite 406, Chester, PA 19013
339 W Baltimore Ave, Media, PA 19063
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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