Top Warrington, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1717 Arch St, Suite 3910, Philadelphia, PA 19103
123 S Broad St, 15th Floor, Office 1560, Philadelphia, PA 19101
1315 Walnut Street, Suite 500, Philadelphia, PA 19107
1333 Race Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
211 North 13th Street, Suite 825, Philadelphia, PA 19107
936 County Line Rd, Second Floor, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
300 West State Street, Suite 108, Media, PA 19063
Two Penn Center, 1500 JFK Blvd., Suite 520, Philadelphia, PA 19102
33 E. Marshall Street, Norristown, PA 19401
317 Swede Street, Norristown, PA 19401
8 Saint Albans Avenue, Newtown, PA 19073-3626
175 Bustleton Pike, Feasterville, PA 19053
925 Harvest Drive, Suite 300, Blue Bell, PA 19422
60 East Court Street, Doylestown, PA 18901
150 N Radnor Chester Rd, Suite F-200, Wayne, PA 19087
120 Gay Street, PO Box 289, Phoenixville, PA 19460
400 Maryland Drive, Fort Washington, PA 19034
90 East State Street, PO Box 1989, Doylestown, PA 18901
2005 Market St, 16th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1500 Market St, West Tower, 18th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102
301 Wharton St, Philadelphia, PA 19147
1 East Airy Street, Norristown, PA 19401
201 Corporate Drive East, Langhorne, PA 19047
2001 Market St, Two Commerce Square, Suite 2620, Philadelphia, PA 19103
100 South Broad Street, Suite 1525, Philadelphia, PA 19110
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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