Top Courtland, VA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
28319 Southampton Pkwy, Suite B, Courtland, VA 23837
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810 Three Chopt Road, Suite 134, Henrico, VA 23229
Get assistance for your Drug Possession issue in the Courtland, Virginia area. The Law Office of Susan E. Allen can help.
3508 Robs Drive, Suffolk, VA 23434
117 Market Street, Suffolk, VA 23434
143 North Main Street, Suffolk, VA 23434
200 North Main St, Suffolk, VA 23434
1600 South Church Street, Smithfield, VA 23430
43 Rives Road, PO Drawer 3090, Petersburg, VA 23805
6615 Courthouse Road, PO Box 1000, Prince George, VA 23875
2618 South Crater Road, Petersburg, VA 23805
5842 B Allin Rd, Prince George, VA 23875
106 South Market Street, Petersburg, VA 23803
PO Box 2715, Petersburg, VA 23804
9963 Warwick Blvd, Suite A, Newport News, VA 23601
456 Charles Dimmock Parkway, Suite 7, Colonial Heights, VA 23834
Courtland 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