Top Arlington, VA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
67 West Lee Street, Unit 102, Warrenton, VA 20186
115 South West Street, PO Box 850, Culpeper, VA 22701
9200 Church Street, Suite 400, Manassas, VA 20110
Tower Villas, 3800 Fairfax Drive, Suite 7, Arlington, VA 22203
9300 Grant Avenue, Suite 200, Manassas, VA 20110
10482 Armstrong Street, Fairfax, VA 22030
30 N King St, Leesburg, VA 20176
421 King St, Suite 505, Alexandria, VA 22314
600 Cameron Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
3977 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 201, Fairfax, VA 22030
147 West Davis Street, Culpeper, VA 22701
2740 Chain Bridge Road, Vienna, VA 22181
1550 Wilson Blvd, Suite 700, Arlington, VA 22209
10513 Judicial Drive, Suite 100, Fairfax, VA 22030
9255 Lee Avenue, Manassas, VA 20110
10605 Judicial Drive, Suite A-5, Fairfax, VA 22030
510 King Street, Suite 301, Alexandria, VA 22314
111 East Main Street, Front Royal, VA 22630
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500 Montgomery Street, Suite 600, Alexandria, VA 22314
1671 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Suite 204, Fredericksburg, VA 22401
1751 Pinnacle Drive, Suite 1500, McLean, VA 22102
4085 Chain Bridge Road, Fifth Floor, Fairfax, VA 22030
1750 Tysons Blvd, Suite 1800, Tysons, VA 22102
107 East Washington Street, PO Box 903, Middleburg, VA 20118
1775 Wiehle Avenue, Suite 400, Reston, VA 20190
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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