Top Chester, VA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
4951 Lake Brook Drive, Suite 100, Glen Allen, VA 23060
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803 East Main Street, Suite 1703, Richmond, VA 23219
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7301 Forest Avenue, Suite 300, Richmond, VA 23226
830 East Main Street, Suite 2000, Richmond, VA 23219
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PO Box 845, Chesterfield, VA 23832
8740 Landmark Road, Richmond, VA 23228
4401 West Hundred Road, PO Box 3570, Chester, VA 23831
1930 Huguenot Road, PO Box 35655, Richmond, VA 23235
100 West Franklin Street, Suite 100, Richmond, VA 23220
6002 W Broad St, Ste. 200, Richmond, VA 23230
411 E. Franklin, Suite 500, Richmond, VA 23219
9097 Atlee Station Rd, Suite 116, Mechanicsville, VA 23116
456 Charles Dimmock Parkway, Suite 7, Colonial Heights, VA 23834
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100 West Franklin Street, Suite 301, Richmond, VA 23220
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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