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8300 Greensboro Drive, Suite 1150, McLean, VA 22102
2560 Huntington Avenue, Suite 202, Alexandria, VA 22303
8027 Leesburg Pike, Suite 302, Tysons Corner, VA 22182
9104 Church St, #202, Manassas, VA 20110
10513 Judicial Dr, Suite 202, Fairfax, VA 22030
19490 Sandridge Way, Suite 370, Leesburg, VA 20176
8350 Broad Street, Suite 1500, Tysons Corner, VA 22102
4120 Leonard Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030
8133 Leesburg Pike, Suite 801, Vienna, VA 22182
910 Littlepage Street, Suite A, Fredericksburg, VA 22401
8609 Westwood Center Dr, Suite 110 PMB 1010, Tysons Corner, VA 22182
12500 Fair Lakes Circle, Suite 300, Fairfax, VA 22033
1650 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 400, McLean, VA 22102
1765 Greensboro Station Pl Tower I, Suite 900, McLean, VA 22102
7010 Little River Turnpike, Suite #300, Annandale, VA 22003
10505 Judicial Dr, Suite 204, Fairfax, VA 22030
10387 Main St, Suite 203, Fairfax, VA 22030
46175 Westlake Dr, Suite 320, Potomac Falls, VA 20165
1818 Library Street, Suite 500, Reston, VA 20190
4311 Ridgewood Center Drive, Suite A, Woodbridge, VA 22192
300 North Washington Street, Suite 404, Alexandria, VA 22314
1940 Duke St, Alexandria, VA 22314
421 King St, Suite 505, Alexandria, VA 22314
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Bristow 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