Top West Chester, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
470 Norristown Road, Suite 201, Blue Bell, PA 19422
1500 John F Kennedy Blvd, Suite 900, Philadelphia, PA 19102
110 W Front St, Media, PA 19063
1608 Walnut Street, Suite 502, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1601 Walnut Street, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19102
790 Penllyn Blue Bell Pike, Suite 305, Blue Bell, PA 19422
2016 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1500 Walnut Street, Suite 900, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1760 Market Street, Suite 1001, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1617 John F Kennedy Blvd, Suite 2005, Philadelphia, PA 19103
29 S. Walnut Street, West Chester, PA 19382
1818 Market Street, 30th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
2005 Market St, Suite 3150, Philadelphia, PA 19103
334 West Front Street, Media, PA 19063
50 South 16th Street, Suite 2925, Philadelphia, PA 19102
134 Commons Ct., Chadds Ford, PA 19317
1 Belmont Avenue, Suite 416, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
11 East 2nd Street, Media, PA 19063
200 East State Street, Suite 305, Media, PA 19065
1500 John F Kennedy Blvd Ste 620, Philadelphia, PA 19102
Center City, PO Box 30095, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1420 Walnut, Suite 1012, Philadelphia, PA 19102
339 West State Street, Media, PA 19063
123 South Broad Street, Suite 2500, Philadelphia, PA 19109
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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