Top Yardley, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
25 N Main St, Doylestown, PA 18901
1800 E Lancaster Avenue, Suite L, Paoli, PA 19301
211 North 13th Street, Ste 701, Philadelphia, PA 19107
100 S Broad St, Suite 2121, Philadelphia, PA 19102
Suite 206, The Benjamin Franklin, 834 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
1650 Market St, Suite 3600, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1325 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19107
123 S. Broad St, Suite 2500, Philadelphia, PA 19109
1500 JFK Blvd. Suite 1313, Philadelphia, PA 19102
12 Veterans Square, Suite 1, Media, PA 19063
934 High Street, PO Box 696, Pottstown, PA 19464
535 N Church St, Suite 318, West Chester, PA 19380
123 S Broad St, Ste 2037, Philadelphia, PA 19109
100 S. Broad Street, Suite 1910, Philadelphia, PA 19110
2 Penn Center-1500 John F. Kennedy Blvd, Suite 1900, Philadelphia, PA 19102
26 W Airy St, Norristown, PA 19401
162 S Easton Road, Glenside, PA 19038
450 N Narberth Ave, Suite 2, Narberth, PA 19072
2401 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 1C41, Philadelphia, PA 19130
100 S. Broad St., Suite 1216, Philadelphia, PA 19110
1760 Market Street, Suite 1001, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1818 Market Street, 30th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1500 John F Kennedy Blvd, Suite 520, Philadelphia, PA 19102
130 North 18th Street, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19103
301 Wharton St, Philadelphia, PA 19147
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