Top Wayne, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1515 Market St, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19102
Three Bala Plaza East, Suite 120, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
110 W Front St, Media, PA 19063
2541 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19148
1500 JFK Boulevard, Suite 1205, Philadelphia, PA 19102
901 Stony Ln, Gladwyne, PA 19035
4 Sentry Pkwy, Suite 100, Blue Bell, PA 19422
123 S Broad St, 15th Floor, Office 1560, Philadelphia, PA 19101
138 West Gay Street, West Chester, PA 19380
11 East Second Street, Media, PA 19063
1500 John F Kennedy Blvd, Suite 770, Philadelphia, PA 19102
200 East State Street, Suite 305, Media, PA 19065
279 South Main Street, Suite 2A, Doylestown, PA 18901
1500 John F Kennedy Blvd Ste 620, Philadelphia, PA 19102
680 Middletown Boulevard, Langhorne, PA 19047
1650 Market St, Suite 5000, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1420 Walnut, Suite 1012, Philadelphia, PA 19102
Center City, PO Box 30095, Philadelphia, PA 19103
212 West Gay Street, West Chester, PA 19380
1500 Walnut St., Suite 206, Philadelphia, PA 19102
115 North Jackson Street, Media, PA 19063
2005 Market St, 16th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1315 Walnut Street, Suite 500, Philadelphia, PA 19107
90 East State Street, PO Box 1989, Doylestown, PA 18901
101 West Chester Pike, Suite 1A, Havertown, PA 19083
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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