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217 West State Street, Suite 300, Kennett Square, PA 19348
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1500 John F Kennedy Blvd Ste 620, Philadelphia, PA 19102
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121 South Broad Street, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19107
1420 Walnut, Suite 1012, Philadelphia, PA 19102
501 Cambria Avenue, Suite 150, Bensalem, PA 19020
100 S Juniper St, Third Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107
123 South Broad Street, Suite 2500, Philadelphia, PA 19109
215 North Olive Street, Suite 201, Media, PA 19063
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212 W Gay St, West Chester, PA 19380
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372 N Lewis Rd, PO Box 575, Royersford, PA 19468
200 East State Street, Suite 305, Media, PA 19065
100 S Broad St, Suite 2121, Philadelphia, PA 19102
200 Barr Harbor Drive, Suite 400, Conshohocken, PA 19428
11880 Bustleton Ave, STE 206, Philadelphia, PA 19116
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25 N Main St, Doylestown, PA 18901
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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