Top Villanova, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
626 S State Street, Newtown, PA 18940
181 Washington Street, Suite 400, Six Tower Bridge, Conshohocken, PA 19428
87 North Broad Street, Doylestown, PA 18901
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1101 Market St, Suite 2500, Philadelphia, PA 19107
2016 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1717 Arch Street, Suite 4900, Philadelphia, PA 19103
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1 East Airy Street, Norristown, PA 19401
301 Wharton St, Philadelphia, PA 19147
1500 JFK Blvd., Suite 900, Philadelphia, PA 19102
201 Corporate Drive East, Langhorne, PA 19047
1650 Market Street, Suite 3600, Philadelphia, PA 19103
3800 Horizon Blvd, Suite 101, Trevose, PA 19053
1617 JFK Boulevard, 20th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
326 W Lancaster Ave, Suite 301, Ardmore, PA 19003
2005 Market St, 32nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1501 Lower State Rd., Suite 305, North Wales, PA 19454
1760 Market Street, Suite 1001, Philadelphia, PA 19103
100 West Elm Street, Suite 310, Conshohocken, PA 19428
123 South Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19109
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1845 Walnut Street, 23rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
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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