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500 Eighth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20004

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800 Connecticut Ave NW, Suite 323, Washington, DC 20006

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400 5th St NW, Suite 350, Washington, DC 20001

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1717 K Street NW, Suite 900, Washington, DC 20006

888 17th St NW, Suite 1200, Washington, DC 20006

1440 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005

2100 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20037

2001 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20006

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607 14th Street NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20005-2006

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2001 M Street, NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20036

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701 13th Street NW, Washington, DC 20005

900 7th St NW, Suite 725, Washington, DC 20001

2000 K Street NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20006

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1900 K St NW, Washington, DC 20006

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1001 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 1300 South, Washington, DC 20004

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Washington Drug Possession Information

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The Average Total Federal Prison Sentence for Drug Possession in District of Columbia

0.03 months *

* based on 2021 Individual Offenders - Federal Court sentencing in District of Columbia federal courts. See Sentencing Data Information for complete details.

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 District of Columbia 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
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