Top Yardley, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1500 Walnut St., Suite 206, Philadelphia, PA 19102
212 West Gay Street, West Chester, PA 19380
790 Penllyn Blue Bell Pike, Suite 305, Blue Bell, PA 19422
279 South Main Street, Suite 2A, Doylestown, PA 18901
2101 Market Street, Suite 303, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1818 Market Street, 30th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1 East Airy Street, Norristown, PA 19401
509 Swede Street, Norristown, PA 19401
123 S. Broad Street, Suite 2170, Philadelphia, PA 19109
1731 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, PA 19130
2332-34 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19145
, Philadelphia, PA 19102
Two Penn Center Plaza, Suite 910, Philadelphia, PA 19102
43 North Pine Street, Doylestown, PA 18901
1515 Market Street, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1430 Land Title Bldg., 100 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19110
1601 Market Street, Suite 3310, Philadelphia, PA 19103
104 South 6th Street, Perkasie, PA 18944
1500 Market Street, Centre Square Bldg, West Tower, Suite 4100, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1100 Ludlow St, Suite 300, Philadelphia, PA 19107
123 S Broad St, Suite 1845, Philadelphia, PA 19109
1230 County Line Road, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
50 South 16th Street, Suite 2925, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1705 Langhorne-Newtown Road, Suite 1, Langhorne, PA 19047
100 S Juniper St, Third Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107
Yardley 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