Top Villanova, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
216 W Front St, 2nd Floor, Media, PA 19063
2016 Spruce, Philadelphia, PA 19103
103 S High St, West Chester, PA 19382
372 N Lewis Rd, PO Box 575, Royersford, PA 19468
Skippack Pike, PO Box 1368, Skippack, PA 19474
32 South Church Street, West Chester, PA 19382
100 S Broad St, Suite 2121, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1500 John F Kennedy Blvd, Suite 770, Philadelphia, PA 19102
200 Barr Harbor Drive, Suite 400, Conshohocken, PA 19428
Three Bala Plaza East, Suite 120, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
1515 Market St, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19102
110 W Front St, Media, PA 19063
29 S. Walnut Street, West Chester, PA 19382
11880 Bustleton Ave, STE 206, Philadelphia, PA 19116
162 S Easton Road, Glenside, PA 19038
Suite 206, The Benjamin Franklin, 834 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
25 N Main St, Doylestown, PA 18901
1325 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19107
123 S Broad St, Ste 2037, Philadelphia, PA 19109
12 Veterans Square, Suite 1, Media, PA 19063
26 W Airy St, Norristown, PA 19401
2 Penn Center-1500 John F. Kennedy Blvd, Suite 1900, Philadelphia, PA 19102
450 N Narberth Ave, Suite 2, Narberth, PA 19072
200 East State Street, Suite 305, Media, PA 19065
2401 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 1C41, Philadelphia, PA 19130
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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