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1339 Chestnut Street, Suite 500, Philadelphia, PA 19107
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1500 Market St, Centre Square West Tower 32nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102
2005 Market Street, Suite 2600, Philadelphia, PA 19103
2222 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1650 Market Street, Suite 2800, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1735 Market St, Suite 3400, Philadelphia, PA 19103
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3405 West Chester Pike, Newtown Square, PA 19073
100 West Elm Street, Suite 310, Conshohocken, PA 19428
1845 Walnut Street, 19th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
200 Eagle Road, Suite 218, Wayne, PA 19087
30 South 17th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
1425 Chester Pike, Eddystone, PA 19022
1500 Market Street, Centre Square Bldg, West Tower, Suite 4100, Philadelphia, PA 19102
1230 County Line Road, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
1100 Ludlow St, Suite 300, Philadelphia, PA 19107
292 Main St, Suite 302, Harleysville, PA 19438
50 South 16th Street, Suite 2925, Philadelphia, PA 19102
100 E Court St, Doylestown, PA 18901
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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