Top West Chester, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
10 N. Church Street, Suite 307, West Chester, PA 19380
30 Valley Stream Parkway, Malvern, PA 19355
144 East DeKalb Pike, Suite 300, King of Prussia, PA 19406
212 West Gay Street, West Chester, PA 19380
1600 Market St, 32nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
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
Cira Centre, 2929 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
1500 Walnut St., Suite 206, Philadelphia, PA 19102
2005 S. Easton Road, Suite 100, Doylestown, PA 18901
1430 Land Title Bldg., 100 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19110
Two Penn Center Plaza, Suite 910, Philadelphia, PA 19102
339 W Baltimore Ave, Media, PA 19063
104 South 6th Street, Perkasie, PA 18944
1528 Walnut St, Suite 1400, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1601 Market Street, Suite 3310, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1500 John F. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 520, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1650 Market St, Suite 3300, Philadelphia, PA 19103
419 Avenue of the States, Suite 406, Chester, PA 19013
99 E Court Street, Doylestown, PA 18901
22 W Airy Street, Norristown, PA 19401
1230 County Line Road, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
2541 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19148
123 S Broad St, Suite 1845, 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