Top Wyncote, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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600 W Germantown Pike, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
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Ciccarelli Law Offices has experience helping clients with their Drug Possession needs in Wyncote, Pennsylvania.
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Constitution Place, 325 Chestnut St., Suite 910, Philadelphia, PA 19106
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Applebaum & Associates has experience helping clients with their Drug Possession needs in Wyncote, Pennsylvania.
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1219 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
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Get assistance for your Drug Possession issue in the Wyncote, Pennsylvania area. van der Veen, Hartshorn & Levin can help.
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Two Commerce Square, 2001 Market Street, Suite 3100, Philadelphia, PA 19103
130 North 18th Street, One Logan Square, Philadelphia, PA 19103
21 West Third Street, Media, PA 19063
1315 Walnut Street, 12th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107
230 South Broad St, Suite 1100, Philadelphia, PA 19102
One Logan Square, Suite 2000, Philadelphia, PA 19103-6996
1600 Market Street, Suite 2700, Philadelphia, PA 19103-7240
Three Parkway, 1601 Cherry Street, Suite 1400, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1 E Airy St, Norristown, PA 19401
600 West Germantown Pike, Suite 400, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
One Logan Square, Suite 1210, 130 North 18th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1760 Market Street, Suite 600, Philadelphia, PA 19103
516 DeKalb Street, Norristown, PA 19401
50 South 16th Street, 22nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102
2000 Market Street, Suite 2300, Philadelphia, PA 19103
980 Jolly Rd, Suite 110, Blue Bell, PA 19422
1001 Conshohocken State Rd, Ste 1-210, West Conshohocken, PA 19428
2000 Market Street, Suite 1300, Philadelphia, PA 19103
100 S Broad St, Suite 1910, Philadelphia, PA 19110
334 W Front St, Media, PA 19063
1735 Market St, Suite 3300, Philadelphia, PA 19103
100 N. 18th Street, Suite 300, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Wyncote 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