Top Upper Darby, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1735 Market Street, 51st Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
29 Dowlin Forge Road, Exton, PA 19341
2222 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19103
292 Main St, Suite 302, Harleysville, PA 19438
100 West Elm Street, Suite 310, Conshohocken, PA 19428
138 West Gay Street, West Chester, PA 19380
212 W Gay St, West Chester, PA 19380
123 N. Broad Street, Doylestown, PA 18901
1011 Anna Ln, Sellersville, PA 18960
123 S Broad St, 15th Floor, Office 1560, Philadelphia, PA 19101
123 S Broad St, Suite 2145, Philadelphia, PA 19109
4 Sentry Pkwy, Suite 100, Blue Bell, PA 19422
300 West State Street, Suite 108, Media, PA 19063
215 West Miner St, West Chester, PA 19382
123 West Bridge Street, New Hope, PA 18938
Two Penn Center, 1500 JFK Blvd., Suite 520, Philadelphia, PA 19102
840 1st Ave, Suite 400, King of Prussia, PA 19406
3554 Hulmeville Road, Suite 102, Bensalem, PA 19020
360 W Main Street, Trappe, PA 19426
104 South 6th Street, Perkasie, PA 18944
118 North State Street, Newtown, PA 18940
1601 Market Street, Suite 3310, Philadelphia, PA 19103
308 East Second Street, Media, PA 19063
1518 Walnut Street, Suite 905, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1 East Airy Street, Norristown, PA 19401
Upper Darby 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