Top Quakertown, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1100 Ludlow St, Suite 300, Philadelphia, PA 19107
1717 Arch St, Suite 3910, Philadelphia, PA 19103
11 East 2nd Street, Media, PA 19063
1515 Market St, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1731 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, PA 19130
100 S Juniper St, 3rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107
2332-34 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19145
212 W Gay St, West Chester, PA 19380
700 E Main St, Suite 200, Norristown, PA 19401
425 Swede Street, Suite 900, Norristown, PA 19401
2050 E High Street, Pottstown, PA 19464
509 Swede Street, Norristown, PA 19401
1500 Walnut St., Suite 206, Philadelphia, PA 19102
212 West Gay Street, West Chester, PA 19380
626 S State Street, Newtown, PA 18940
1500 Walnut Street, 21st Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102
101 Darby Road, Havertown, PA 19083
41 Leopard Road, Paoli Executive Green I, Suite 200, Paoli, PA 19301
1200 Liberty Ridge Drive, Suite 310, Wayne, PA 19087
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
1617 John F Kennedy Blvd, Suite 2005, 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