Top Chester, VA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Chester, VA
810 Three Chopt Road, Suite 134, Henrico, VA 23229
Get assistance for your Drug Possession issue in the Chester, Virginia area. The Law Office of Susan E. Allen can help.
919 E Main St., Suite 1300, Richmond, VA 23219
2141 East Hundred Road, PO Box 170, Hopewell, VA 23860
919 East Main Street, Suite 600, Richmond, VA 23219
3437 W Cary St, Richmond, VA 23221
1324 Sycamore Square, Suite 202 C, Midlothian, VA 23113
1801 Bayberry Ct, Suite 300, Richmond, VA 23226
1021 E Cary Street, Suite 1420, Richmond, VA 23219
100 West Franklin St, Suite 301, Richmond, VA 23220
15521 Midlothian Tpke, Suite 300, Midlothian, VA 23114
5842 B Allin Rd, Prince George, VA 23875
100 West Franklin Street, Suite 301, Richmond, VA 23220
1840 West Broad Street, Suite 100, Richmond, VA 23220
1930 Huguenot Road, PO Box 35655, Richmond, VA 23235
4401 West Hundred Road, PO Box 3570, Chester, VA 23831
100 West Franklin Street, Suite 100, Richmond, VA 23220
1900 E. Parham Road, Henrico, VA 23228
5608 Grove Avenue, Richmond, VA 23226
114 Hanover Avenue, Ashland, VA 23005
10132 West Broad Street, Glen Allen, VA 23060
1 1/2 North Robinson Street, Richmond, VA 23220
106 South Market Street, Petersburg, VA 23803
300 West Main Street, Richmond, VA 23220
1919 Huguenot Road, Suite 300, Richmond, VA 23235
27 North 17th Street, Richmond, VA 23219
Chester 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