Top Centreville, VA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
10521 Judical Drive, Suite 105, Fairfax, VA 22030
300 North Washington Street, Suite 404, Alexandria, VA 22314
1800 Diagonal Road, Suite 210, Alexandria, VA 22314
421 King St, Suite 505, Alexandria, VA 22314
8300 Greensboro Drive, Suite 1150, McLean, VA 22102
108 North Alfred Street, First Floor, Alexandria, VA 22314
9519 Narragansett Pl, Vienna, VA 22180
2111 Wilson Boulevard, Eighth Floor, Arlington, VA 22201
4391 Ridgewood Center Drive, Suite H, Woodbridge, VA 22192
2111 Wilson Blvd, 8th Floor, Arlington, VA 22201
3541 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 208, Fairfax, VA 22030
1921 Gallows Road, Suite 900, Tysons Corner, VA 22182
10615 Judicial Drive, Suite 203, Fairfax, VA 22030
290 Garrisonville Rd, Stafford, VA 22554
8229 Boone Blvd, Suite 430, Vienna, VA 22182
20130 Lakeview Center Plaza, Suite 400, Ashburn, VA 20147
10621 Jones Street, Suite 201, Fairfax, VA 22030
10513 Judicial Drive, Suite 200, Fairfax, VA 22030
1800 Diagonal Rd, #600, Alexandria, VA 22314
46557 Pebblebrook Place, Sterling, VA 20165
3955 Chain Bridge Road, Second Floor, Fairfax, VA 22030
10521 Judicial Dr, Suite 110, Fairfax, VA 22030
4118 Leonard Dr, Fairfax, VA 22030
12642 Chapel Road, Clifton, VA 20124
4103 Chain Bridge Rd, Suite 300, Fairfax, VA 22030
Centreville 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