Top Clifton, VA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
3601 Eisenhower Ave, STE 425, Alexandria, VA 22304
1101 Wilson Blvd, 6th Floor, Arlington, VA 22209
4118 Leonard Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030
8000 Towers Crescent Drive, Suite 900, Tysons Corner, VA 22182
10521 Judicial Drive, Suite 310, Fairfax, VA 22030
3955 Chain Bridge Road, Second Floor, Fairfax, VA 22030
901 N. Glebe Road, Suite 900, Arlington, VA 22203
1203 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
7010 Little River Turnpike, Suite #300, Annandale, VA 22003
513 Princess Anne St, Fredericksburg, VA 22401
1921 Gallows Road, Suite 900, Tysons Corner, VA 22182
10513 Judicial Dr, Suite 202, Fairfax, VA 22030
19490 Sandridge Way, Suite 370, Leesburg, VA 20176
4120 Leonard Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030
9104 Church St, #202, Manassas, VA 20110
8133 Leesburg Pike, Suite 801, Vienna, VA 22182
910 Littlepage Street, Suite A, Fredericksburg, VA 22401
290 Garrisonville Rd, Stafford, VA 22554
2043 Wilson Boulevard, #688, Arlington, VA 22201
3607 Chain Bridge Rd, Unit D, Fairfax, VA 22030
4391 Ridgewood Center Drive, Suite H, Woodbridge, VA 22192
725 Jackson Street, Suite 217, Fredericksburg, VA 22401
3955 Chain Bridge Road, Second Floor, Fairfax, VA 22030
3955 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 600, Fairfax, VA 22030-4101
10533 Main Street, Fairfax, VA 22030
Clifton 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