Top West Chester, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
144 East DeKalb Pike, Suite 300, King of Prussia, PA 19406
Cira Centre, 2929 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
212 West Gay Street, West Chester, PA 19380
One Liberty Place, 1650 Market St, 55th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
960 Harvest Dr, Building B -Suite 100, Blue Bell, PA 19422
279 South Main Street, Suite 2A, Doylestown, PA 18901
30 Valley Stream Parkway, Malvern, PA 19355
1500 Walnut St., Suite 206, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1430 Land Title Bldg., 100 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19110
2005 S. Easton Road, Suite 100, Doylestown, PA 18901
Two Penn Center Plaza, Suite 910, Philadelphia, PA 19102
850 Cassett Rd, Suite 110, Berwyn, PA 19312
104 South 6th Street, Perkasie, PA 18944
1515 Market St, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19102
325 Sentry Pkwy, Bldg. 5 West, Suite 320, Blue Bell, PA 19422
1601 Market Street, Suite 3310, Philadelphia, PA 19103
606 S Main Street, Phoenixville, PA 19460
110 Runnymede Dr, Lansdale, PA 19446
1845 Walnut Street, 23rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
301 Oxford Valley Rd, #1901B, Morrisville, PA 19067
123 S Broad St, Suite 1845, Philadelphia, PA 19109
1420 Locust St, Suite 420, Philadelphia, PA 19102
138 West Gay Street, West Chester, PA 19380
4 Sentry Pkwy, Suite 100, Blue Bell, PA 19422
901 Stony Ln, Gladwyne, PA 19035
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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