Top West Chester, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
325 Sentry Pkwy, Bldg. 5 West, Suite 320, Blue Bell, PA 19422
Parktowne Place, South 106, 2200 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy, Philadelphia, PA 19130
1500 Market Street, 12th Floor, East Tower, Philadelphia, PA 19102
334 West Front Street, Media, PA 19063
1515 Market St, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19102
212 West Gay Street, West Chester, PA 19380
110 W Front St, Media, PA 19063
1500 Walnut St., Suite 206, Philadelphia, PA 19102
2 S. Orange Street, Suite 215, Sovereign Bank Building, Media, PA 19063
400 Maryland Drive, Fort Washington, PA 19034
925 Harvest Drive, Suite 300, Blue Bell, PA 19422
279 South Main Street, Suite 2A, Doylestown, PA 18901
2005 Market St, 16th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
One South Church Street, Suite 400, West Chester, PA 19382
90 East State Street, PO Box 1989, Doylestown, PA 18901
1333 Race Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
123 S. Broad Street, Suite 2170, Philadelphia, PA 19109
30 Valley Stream Parkway, Malvern, PA 19355
1315 Walnut Street, Suite 500, Philadelphia, PA 19107
960 Harvest Dr, Building B -Suite 100, Blue Bell, PA 19422
1528 Walnut St, Suite 1400, Philadelphia, PA 19102
101 West Chester Pike, Suite 1A, Havertown, PA 19083
144 East DeKalb Pike, Suite 300, King of Prussia, PA 19406
Cira Centre, 2929 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
One Liberty Place, 1650 Market St, 55th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
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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