Top Westmoreland City, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Westmoreland City, PA
1320 Shady Ave, Suite 100 Rear, Pittsburgh, PA 15217
310 Grant Street, Grant Building Suite 1801, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
436 Seventh Ave., Floors 7 & 8, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
626 Washington Place, Suite 1902, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
707 Grant Street, Suite 1800, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Westmoreland City, PA
U.S. Steel Tower, Suite 4850, 600 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
5600 Munhall Rd, Suite 407, Pittsburgh, PA 15217
One Oxford Centre, 32nd Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
625 Liberty Ave, Suite 1000, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
983 Third Street, Beaver, PA 15009
One Oxford Centre, Suite 3010, 301 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
One PPG Place, Suite 3200, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
4 W Manilla Ave, Suite 12, Pittsburgh, PA 15220
One PPG Place, Suite 3010, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
301 Grant Street, One Oxford Centre, 41st Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
11 North Main Street, Greensburg, PA 15601
8878 Covenant Ave, Suite 265, Pittsburgh, PA 15237
220 Grant Street, 5th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Grant Bldg. Suite 1220, 310 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
437 Grant Street, Suite 912, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
1569 McFarland Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15216
617 South Pike Road, Sarver, PA 16055
220 Grant St, Suite 401, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
2661 Clearview Road, Suite 8, Allison Park, PA 15101
445 Fort Pitt Blvd, Suite 230, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Westmoreland City 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