Prosecutors have received guilty pleas from seven of the defendants arrested in connection with a drug raid in Warminster at a home on Cheryl Drive. A 40-year-old man, labeled by prosecutors as a ringleader of the heroin and fentanyl narcotics operation, admitted his...
Possession with intent to distribute charges in Pennsylvania
Drug crimes in Pennsylvania can lead to serious consequences if people are convicted. When drug charges include allegations of distribution and sales, the penalties can be even more severe. People who are charged with drug distribution or trafficking offenses may be...
Schedules of controlled substances
In Pennsylvania and around the country, controlled drugs are substances that are regulated because they have the potential for abuse and addiction. While some controlled drugs are illegal, others are legally prescribed medications that have legitimate medical...
Sharing prescription drugs can have legal consequences
You get injured and are prescribed painkillers. You take them for a while, but you heal quickly and stop taking them before you use up the supply -- even though the doctor told you to take them all. You have a friend who asks you if he can have some. He doesn't want...
You’ve been arrested for selling heroin. Now what happens?
Across the United States, there has been a significant increase in heroin possession arrests, due in large part to the opioid epidemic. But a significant number of possession charges have also been increased to trafficking; often without merit. Any possession at all...
Drug charges filed after man dies from overdose and is moved
In State College and throughout Pennsylvania, the drug problem is a growing concern for legislators and law enforcement. To try and reduce the frequency of people buying and using drugs, there are frequent traffic stops and investigations of those believed to be...
Student faces felony drug charges for allegedly selling marijuana
According to a recent report, a 21-year-old civil engineering student at Penn State was arrested for marijuana possession and sales at his apartment. He is facing felony charges for possession with intent to deliver and criminal use of a communication facility, as...
Legislation could reduce penalties for possession of marijuana
Over the past couple of decades, thousands of people nationwide have been arrested and sentenced to jail time for marijuana possession. According to current Pennsylvania state law, possession of even a small amount of marijuana, less than 30 grams, is considered a...
Medical and legal risks of study enhancement drugs
Students in State College are just over halfway through the fall semester which means one major concern is on the mind: midterms. At this point in the year many students start to feel the added pressures of balancing many obligations from academic to extracurricular....
Can the police search your vehicle during a traffic stop?
Say you are driving your vehicle in Pennsylvania and a police officer stops you for a standard traffic violation, such as failing to signal or speeding. The officer conducts a search of your vehicle, finds drugs in the trunk and arrests you. You are now facing drug...