Top West Chester, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
100 Lantern Drive, Doylestown, PA 18901
301 Oxford Valley Rd, #1901B, Morrisville, PA 19067
1500 Walnut Street, Suite 900, Philadelphia, PA 19102
606 S Main Street, Phoenixville, PA 19460
1500 JFK Blvd, Two Penn Center, Suite 900, Philadelphia, PA 19103
213 West Miner Street, Suite 101, West Chester, PA 19382
1027 Abington Avenue, Wyndmoor, PA 19038
105 S. High St., Suite 2A, West Chester, PA 19382
3245 Ridge Pike, Norristown, PA 19403
509 Swede Street, Norristown, PA 19401
1500 Walnut Street, Suite 409, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1760 Market Street, Suite 1001, Philadelphia, PA 19103
2 S. Orange Street, Suite 215, Sovereign Bank Building, Media, PA 19063
215 West Miner St, West Chester, PA 19382
840 1st Ave, Suite 400, King of Prussia, PA 19406
162 South Easton Road, Glenside, PA 19038
1000 Westlakes Dr, Berwyn, PA 19312
103 S High St, West Chester, PA 19382
1500 JFK Boulevard, Suite 1205, Philadelphia, PA 19102
2005 Market Street, One Commerce Square, Suite 3110, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1515 Market Street, Suite 1801, Philadelphia, PA 19102
216 W Front St, 2nd Floor, Media, PA 19063
PO Box 645, Ardmore, PA 19003
2541 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19148
2016 Spruce, Philadelphia, PA 19103
West Chester Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in West Chester
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in West Chester and checks their standing with Pennsylvania bar associations.
Our Verification Process and Criteria
Ample Experience
Attorneys must meet stringent qualifications and prove they practice in the area of law they’re verified in.
Good Standing
Be in good standing with their bar associations and maintain a clean disciplinary record.
Annual Review
Submit to an annual review to retain their Lead Counsel Verified status.
Client Commitment
Pledge to follow the highest quality client service and ethical standards.
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