Top Burke, VA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2560 Huntington Avenue, Suite 204, Alexandria, VA 22303
3955 Chain Bridge Road, 2nd Floor, Fairfax, VA 22030
5525 Mapledale Plaza, Woodbridge, VA 22193
23 N King St, 2nd Floor, Leesburg, VA 20176
1100 N Glebe Rd, Suite 1010, Arlington, VA 22201
2560 Huntington Avenue, Suite 202, Alexandria, VA 22303
7617 Little River Turnpike, Suite 210, Annandale, VA 22003
107 North Payne Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
3950 Chain Bridge Rd, Suite 1, Fairfax, VA 22030
108 North Alfred Street, 1st Floor, Alexandria, VA 22314
9315 Center Street, Suite 106, Manassas, VA 20110
3601 Eisenhower Ave, STE 425, Alexandria, VA 22304
10603 Judicial Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030
12500 Fair Lakes Circle, Suite 300, Fairfax, VA 22033
1650 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 400, McLean, VA 22102
333 North Fairfax Street, Suite 310, Alexandria, VA 22314
3955 Chain Bridge Rd, Second Floor, Fairfax, VA 22030
9200 Church Street, Suite 400, Manassas, VA 20110
10513 Judicial Drive, Suite 300, Fairfax, VA 22030
10427 North St, Suite 201, Fairfax, VA 22030
8229 Boone Blvd, Suite 610, Vienna, VA 22182
9300 Grant Avenue, Suite 200, Manassas, VA 20110
8350 Broad St, Suite 1600, Tysons, VA 22102
8280 Willow Oaks Corporate Dr, Suite 600, Fairfax, VA 22031
9315 Center Street, Suite 203, Manassas, VA 20110
Burke 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