Top Chesapeake, VA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1244 Perimeter Pkwy, Suite 441, Virginia Beach, VA 23454
3333 Virginia Beach Blvd, Suite 24, Virginia Beach, VA 23452
999 Waterside Dr, Ste 2525 PMB 9625, Norfolk, VA 23510
123 A View Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23503
222 Central Park Ave, Suite 1300, Virginia Beach, VA 23462
555 E Main St, Suite 1102, Norfolk, VA 23510
4429 Bonney Rd, Ste 110, Virginia Beach, VA 23462
1240 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 404, Virginia Beach, VA 23454
208 E Plume St, Ste 247, Norfolk, VA 23510
101 West Main Street, Suite 9000, World Trade Center, Norfolk, VA 23510
500 Crawford Street, Suite 300, Portsmouth, VA 23704
4705 Columbis St, Suite 304, Virginia Beach, VA 23452
12610 Patrick Henry Drive, Suite D, Newport News, VA 23602
6133 Jefferson Avenue, Newport News, VA 23605
620 Cedar Road, Chesapeake, VA 23322
575 Lynnhaven Parkway, Suite 200, Virginia Beach, VA 23452
150 West Main Street, Suite 2100, Norfolk, VA 23510
11832 Rock Landing Drive, Suite 201, Newport News, VA 23606
101 W Main Street, Suite 705, Norfolk, VA 23510
101 West Main Street, 500 World Trade Center, Norfolk, VA 23510
222 Central Park Avenue, Suite 1700, Virginia Beach, VA 23462-3035
555 Main Street, 14th Floor, Norfolk, VA 23510
3704 Pacific Ave, Suite 100, Virginia Beach, VA 23451
5741 Cleveland Street, Suite 220, Virginia Beach, VA 23462
150 Boush Street, Suite 501, PO Box 3874, Norfolk, VA 23514
Chesapeake 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