Top West Chester, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
29 Dowlin Forge Road, Exton, PA 19341
1001 Conshohocken State Road, Suite 2-400, West Conshohocken, PA 19428
1735 Market Street, 51st Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
2222 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1200 Liberty Ridge Drive, Suite 200, Wayne, PA 19087-5569
1515 Market St, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19102
936 County Line Rd, Second Floor, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
8 Saint Albans Avenue, Newtown, PA 19073-3626
1325 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19107
100 S Juniper St, 3rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107
33 E. Marshall Street, Norristown, PA 19401
1650 Market S, Suite 3600, Philadelphia, PA 19103
211 North 13th Street, Suite 825, Philadelphia, PA 19107
680 Middletown Boulevard, Langhorne, PA 19047
4 Sentry Pkwy, Suite 100, Blue Bell, PA 19422
133 North State Street, Newtown, PA 18940
123 S Broad St, 15th Floor, Office 1560, Philadelphia, PA 19101
300 West State Street, Suite 108, Media, PA 19063
11 East Second Street, Media, PA 19063
17 West Gay Street, Suite 200, West Chester, PA 19380
317 Swede Street, Norristown, PA 19401
925 Harvest Drive, Suite 300, Blue Bell, PA 19422
470 Norristown Road, Suite 302, Blue Bell, PA 19422
One South Church Street, Suite 400, West Chester, PA 19382
400 Maryland Drive, Fort Washington, PA 19034
West Chester Drug Possession Information
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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