Top Alexandria, VA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1800 Diagonal Rd, #600, Alexandria, VA 22314
9255 Center St, Suite 300B, Manassas, VA 20110
1101 Wilson Blvd, 6th Floor, Arlington, VA 22209
10560 Main Street, Suite 218, Fairfax, VA 22030
113 S Alfred Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
10513 Judicial Drive, Suite 100, Fairfax, VA 22030
604 Lasswell Ct SW, Leesburg, VA 20175
1800 Diagonal Road, Suite 210, Alexandria, VA 22314
9245 Old Keene Mill Road, Suite 200, Burke, VA 22015
7 East Market Street, Suite 200, Leesburg, VA 20176
12005 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 200, Reston, VA 20191
102 N King St, Leesburg, VA 20176
3905 Railroad Avenue, Suite 104, Fairfax, VA 22030
3863 Plaza Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030
10660 Page Avenue, Suite 4144, Fairfax, VA 22030
10521 Judicial Drive, Suite 310, Fairfax, VA 22030
1750 Tysons Blvd, Suite 1500, Mclean, VA 22102
207 East Holly Avenue, Suite 100, Sterling, VA 20164
901 N. Glebe Road, Suite 900, Arlington, VA 22203
1203 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
3955 Chain Bridge Road, Second Floor, Fairfax, VA 22030
950 North Washington Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
1 West Market Street, Leesburg, VA 20176
118 N Alfred St, Alexandria, VA 22314
513 Princess Anne St, Fredericksburg, VA 22401
Alexandria 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