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44 East Court Street, Doylestown, PA 18901
925 Harvest Drive, Suite 300, Blue Bell, PA 19422
470 Norristown Road, Suite 302, Blue Bell, PA 19422
175 Bustleton Pike, Feasterville, PA 19053
Two Penn Center Plaza, Suite 910, Philadelphia, PA 19102
120 Gay Street, PO Box 289, Phoenixville, PA 19460
2541 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19148
1601 Market Street, Suite 3310, Philadelphia, PA 19103
104 South 6th Street, Perkasie, PA 18944
123 S Broad St, Suite 1845, Philadelphia, PA 19109
3245 Ridge Pike, Norristown, PA 19403
110 Runnymede Dr, Lansdale, PA 19446
105 S. High St., Suite 2A, West Chester, PA 19382
1845 Walnut Street, 23rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1430 Land Title Bldg., 100 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19110
850 Cassett Rd, Suite 110, Berwyn, PA 19312
1717 Arch Street, Suite 3710, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1420 Locust St, Suite 420, Philadelphia, PA 19102
138 West Gay Street, West Chester, PA 19380
1528 Walnut Street, Suite 1212, Philadelphia, PA 19102
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215 West Miner St, West Chester, PA 19382
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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