Top Annandale, VA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2740 Chain Bridge Road, Vienna, VA 22181
3950 Chain Bridge Rd, Suite 1, Fairfax, VA 22030
111 East Main Street, Front Royal, VA 22630
11911 Freedom Drive, Suite 300, Reston, VA 20190
108 North Alfred Street, 1st Floor, Alexandria, VA 22314
1203 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
10505 Judicial Dr, Suite 204, Fairfax, VA 22030
7900 Tysons One Pl, Suite 500, McLean, VA 22102
10521 Judicial Drive, Suite 310, Fairfax, VA 22030
3955 Chain Bridge Road, Second Floor, Fairfax, VA 22030
23 N King St, 2nd Floor, Leesburg, VA 20176
1750 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 1000, McLean, VA 22102
9315 Center Street, Suite 106, Manassas, VA 20110
10427 North St, Suite 201, Fairfax, VA 22030
901 N. Glebe Road, Suite 900, Arlington, VA 22203
725 Jackson Street, Suite 217, Fredericksburg, VA 22401
2043 Wilson Boulevard, #688, Arlington, VA 22201
PO Box 2710, Stafford, VA 22555
9255 Center St, Suite 300B, Manassas, VA 20110
513 Princess Anne St, Fredericksburg, VA 22401
9519 Narragansett Pl, Vienna, VA 22180
2111 Wilson Boulevard, Eighth Floor, Arlington, VA 22201
8229 Boone Blvd, Suite 430, Vienna, VA 22182
10615 Judicial Dr, Suite 603, Fairfax, VA 22030
290 Garrisonville Rd, Stafford, VA 22554
Annandale 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