Top Dahlgren, VA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
9108 Courthouse Road, PO Box 129, Spotsylvania, VA 22553
1900 Duke St, Suite 210, Alexandria, VA 22314
10387 Main St, Suite 203, Fairfax, VA 22030
10513 Judicial Drive, Suite 200, Fairfax, VA 22030
1100 N Glebe Rd, Suite 1010, Arlington, VA 22201
8609 Westwood Center Dr, Suite 110 PMB 1010, Tysons Corner, VA 22182
23 N King St, 2nd Floor, Leesburg, VA 20176
1101 Wilson Blvd, 6th Floor, Arlington, VA 22209
2124 Richmond Hwy, Ste 201, Stafford, VA 22554
10560 Main Street, Suite 218, Fairfax, VA 22030
108 North Alfred Street, First Floor, Alexandria, VA 22314
604 Lasswell Ct SW, Leesburg, VA 20175
9519 Narragansett Pl, Vienna, VA 22180
2111 Wilson Boulevard, Eighth Floor, Arlington, VA 22201
8000 Towers Crescent Drive, Suite 900, Tysons Corner, VA 22182
1940 Duke St, Alexandria, VA 22314
7 East Market Street, Suite 200, Leesburg, VA 20176
12005 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 200, Reston, VA 20191
9300 Grant Avenue, Suite 200, Manassas, VA 20110
8350 Broad St, Suite 1600, Tysons, VA 22102
10521 Judicial Drive, Suite 310, Fairfax, VA 22030
10513 Judicial Drive, Suite 300, Fairfax, VA 22030
8229 Boone Blvd, Suite 610, Vienna, VA 22182
1765 Greensboro Station Place, Suite 900, McLean, VA 22102
950 North Washington Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
Dahlgren 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