Top West Chester, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
110 W Front St, Media, PA 19063
1500 Walnut St., Suite 206, Philadelphia, PA 19102
901 Stony Ln, Gladwyne, PA 19035
1650 Market S, Suite 3600, Philadelphia, PA 19103
18 West Front Street, Media, PA 19063
1500 John F Kennedy Blvd, Suite 770, Philadelphia, PA 19102
279 South Main Street, Suite 2A, Doylestown, PA 18901
Parktowne Place, South 106, 2200 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy, Philadelphia, PA 19130
1528 Walnut St, Suite 1400, Philadelphia, PA 19102
101 West Chester Pike, Suite 1A, Havertown, PA 19083
334 West Front Street, Media, PA 19063
133 North State Street, Newtown, PA 18940
1500 John F. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 520, Philadelphia, PA 19102
419 Avenue of the States, Suite 406, Chester, PA 19013
22 W Airy Street, Norristown, PA 19401
339 W Baltimore Ave, Media, PA 19063
99 E Court Street, Doylestown, PA 18901
1515 Market Street, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1129 E High St, PO Box 776, Pottstown, PA 19464
3554 Hulmeville Road, Suite 102, Bensalem, PA 19020
44 East Court Street, Doylestown, PA 18901
308 East Second Street, Media, PA 19063
2541 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19148
118 North State Street, Newtown, PA 18940
555 E Lancaster Ave, Suite 100, Radnor, PA 19087
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