Top Aldie, VA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2124 Richmond Hwy, Ste 201, Stafford, VA 22554
7010 Little River Turnpike, Suite #300, Annandale, VA 22003
2311 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 625, Arlington, VA 22201
8253 Backlick Road, Suite M, Lorton, VA 22079
4391 Ridgewood Center Drive, Suite H, Woodbridge, VA 22192
1921 Gallows Road, Suite 900, Tysons Corner, VA 22182
290 Garrisonville Rd, Stafford, VA 22554
7 East Market Street, Suite 200, Leesburg, VA 20176
3601 Eisenhower Ave, STE 425, Alexandria, VA 22304
604 Lasswell Ct SW, Leesburg, VA 20175
10560 Main Street, Suite 218, Fairfax, VA 22030
46557 Pebblebrook Place, Sterling, VA 20165
9245 Old Keene Mill Road, Suite 200, Burke, VA 22015
9064 Courthouse Road, PO Box 127, Spotsylvania, VA 22553
3955 Chain Bridge Road, Second Floor, Fairfax, VA 22030
10533 Main Street, Fairfax, VA 22030
7023 Little River Turnpike, suite 202, Annandale, VA 22003
10621 Jones Street, Suite 201, Fairfax, VA 22030
9315 Center Street, Suite 106, Manassas, VA 20110
1900 Duke St, Suite 210, Alexandria, VA 22314
1750 Tysons Blvd., Suite 1500, McLean, VA 22102
8408 Arlington Blvd., Suite 200, Fairfax, VA 22031
108 North Alfred Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
3863 Plaza Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030
1800 Diagonal Rd, #600, Alexandria, VA 22314
Aldie 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 Virginia 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