Top Upper Darby, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1500 Market St., 12th Floorr, East Tower, Philadelphia, PA 19102
Skippack Pike, PO Box 1368, Skippack, PA 19474
Parktowne Place, South 106, 2200 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy, Philadelphia, PA 19130
2 Penn Center, Suite 900, 1500 J.F.K. Blvd., Philadelphia, PA 19102
1515 Market Street, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1200 Liberty Ridge Drive, Suite 200, Wayne, PA 19087-5569
900 Northbrook Dr, Suite 120, Trevose, PA 19053
29 Dowlin Forge Road, Exton, PA 19341
1845 Walnut Street, Suite #525, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1600 Market Street, Suite 2500, Philadelphia, PA 19103
50 South 16th Street, Suite 2925, Philadelphia, PA 19102
2 Penn Center, Suite 1815, 1500 JFK Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19102
211 North 13th Street, Suite 825, Philadelphia, PA 19107
936 County Line Rd, Second Floor, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
1325 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19107
33 E. Marshall Street, Norristown, PA 19401
8 Saint Albans Avenue, Newtown, PA 19073-3626
100 S Juniper St, 3rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107
292 Main St, Suite 302, Harleysville, PA 19438
230 S. Broad Street, Suite 1501, Philadelphia, PA 19102
2401 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 1C41, Philadelphia, PA 19130
100 S. Broad St., Suite 1216, Philadelphia, PA 19110
450 N Narberth Ave, Suite 2, Narberth, PA 19072
488 Norristown Road, Suite 240, Blue Bell, PA 19422
115 W State St, Ste 403, Media, PA 19063
Upper Darby Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in Upper Darby
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in Upper Darby and checks their standing with Pennsylvania bar associations.
Our Verification Process and Criteria
Ample Experience
Attorneys must meet stringent qualifications and prove they practice in the area of law they’re verified in.
Good Standing
Be in good standing with their bar associations and maintain a clean disciplinary record.
Annual Review
Submit to an annual review to retain their Lead Counsel Verified status.
Client Commitment
Pledge to follow the highest quality client service and ethical standards.
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