Top West Chester, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
20 W Front St, Media, PA 19063
Skippack Pike, PO Box 1368, Skippack, PA 19474
2 Penn Center, Suite 900, 1500 J.F.K. Blvd., Philadelphia, PA 19102
123 S Broad St, Suite 2145, Philadelphia, PA 19109
1501 Lower State Rd., Suite 305, North Wales, PA 19454
1011 Anna Ln, Sellersville, PA 18960
230 S. Broad Street, Suite 1501, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1515 Market Street, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19102
27 S Darlington St, West Chester, PA 19382
1600 Market Street, Suite 2500, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1845 Walnut Street, Suite #525, Philadelphia, PA 19103
2 Penn Center, Suite 1815, 1500 JFK Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1617 John F. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 1270, Philadelphia, PA 19108
1500 JFK Boulevard, Suite 1205, Philadelphia, PA 19102
73 Chestnut Rd, Paoli, PA 19301
501 Cambria Avenue, Suite 150, Bensalem, PA 19020
1515 Market Street, Suite 1801, Philadelphia, PA 19102
2541 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19148
201 N. Jackson Street, Media, PA 19063
1515 Market St, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1500 John F Kennedy Blvd, Suite 1815, Philadelphia, PA 19102
134 Commons Ct., Chadds Ford, PA 19317
29 S. Walnut Street, West Chester, PA 19382
901 Stony Ln, Gladwyne, PA 19035
1500 John F Kennedy Blvd, Suite 770, Philadelphia, PA 19102
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