Top Yardley, PA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2000 Market Street, Suite 1300, Philadelphia, PA 19103
50 S 16th St., 22nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102
2000 Market Street, Suite 2300, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1600 Market Street, Suite 3900, Philadelphia, PA 19103
230 South Broad St, Suite 1100, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1760 Market Street, Suite 600, Philadelphia, PA 19103
230 Sugartown Road, Suite 100, Wayne, PA 19087
130 North 18th Street, One Logan Square, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Two Commerce Square, 2001 Market Street, Suite 3100, Philadelphia, PA 19103
334 W Front St, Media, PA 19063
One Logan Square, Suite 1210, 130 North 18th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
230 S. Broad Street, Suite 900, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1735 Market St, Suite 3300, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1650 Arch Street, Suite 2501, Philadelphia, PA 19103
425 Swede Street, Suite 900, Norristown, PA 19401
700 E Main St, Suite 200, Norristown, PA 19401
1650 Market Street, Suite 3600, Philadelphia, PA 19103
100 S Broad St, Suite 2121, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1500 John F Kennedy Blvd, Suite 770, Philadelphia, PA 19102
100 S. Broad Street, Suite 1910, Philadelphia, PA 19110
1650 Market St, Suite 3600, Philadelphia, PA 19103
162 S Easton Road, Glenside, PA 19038
220 W Gay St, West Chester, PA 19380
212 W. Front Street, Suite 300, Media, PA 19063
900 Northbrook Dr, Suite 120, Trevose, PA 19053
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