Top Trooper, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
100 S. Broad St., Suite 1216, Philadelphia, PA 19110
1518 Walnut Street, Suite 807C, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1617 John F. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 1270, Philadelphia, PA 19108
2 Penn Center, Suite 1815, 1500 JFK Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19102
411 Cherry St, Norristown, PA 19401
50 South 16th Street, Suite 2925, Philadelphia, PA 19102
87 North Broad Street, Doylestown, PA 18901
11 East 2nd Street, Media, PA 19063
1717 Arch St, Suite 320, Philadelphia, PA 19103
115 W State St, Ste 403, Media, PA 19063
470 Norristown Road, Suite 201, Blue Bell, PA 19422
1650 Market S, Suite 3600, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1601 Walnut Street, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19102
790 Penllyn Blue Bell Pike, Suite 305, Blue Bell, PA 19422
29 S. Church St., West Chester, PA 19382
1617 John F Kennedy Blvd, Suite 2005, Philadelphia, PA 19103
100 E Court St, Doylestown, PA 18901
133 North State Street, Newtown, PA 18940
334 West Front Street, Media, PA 19063
1 East Airy Street, Norristown, PA 19401
301 Wharton St, Philadelphia, PA 19147
360 W Main Street, Trappe, PA 19426
3554 Hulmeville Road, Suite 102, Bensalem, PA 19020
201 Corporate Drive East, Langhorne, PA 19047
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Trooper 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