Top Wyncote, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1500 Walnut Street, Suite 409, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1501 Lower State Rd., Suite 305, North Wales, PA 19454
589 Skippack Pike, Suite 300, Blue Bell, PA 19422
Parktowne Place, South 106, 2200 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy, Philadelphia, PA 19130
206 W State St, Lower Level, Media, PA 19063
1650 Market Street, Suite 3600, Philadelphia, PA 19103
150 N Radnor Chester Rd, Suite F-200, Wayne, PA 19087
1717 Arch Street, Suite 320, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1518 Walnut Street, Suite 905, Philadelphia, PA 19102
29 S. Church St., West Chester, PA 19382
2005 S. Easton Road, Suite 100, Doylestown, PA 18901
470 Norristown Road, Suite 302, Blue Bell, PA 19422
175 Bustleton Pike, Feasterville, PA 19053
120 Gay Street, PO Box 289, Phoenixville, PA 19460
317 Swede Street, Norristown, PA 19401
400 Maryland Drive, Fort Washington, PA 19034
925 Harvest Drive, Suite 300, Blue Bell, PA 19422
1500 Market St., 12th Floorr, East Tower, Philadelphia, PA 19102
21 W Airy St, Norristown, PA 19401
1518 Walnut Street, Suite 808, Philadelphia, PA 19102
341 West Baltimore Ave, PO Box 1238, Media, PA 19063
The Curtis Center, 170 S. Independence Mall W., Suite 400E, Philadelphia, PA 19106
130 N 18th St, Suite 1500, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1717 Arch St, 24th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
2605 N Broad St, Colmar, PA 18915
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