Top Dale City, VA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
3903 Fair Ridge Dr, Suite 210, Fairfax, VA 22033
8350 Broad Street, Suite 1500, Tysons Corner, VA 22102
4118 Leonard Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030
14150 Parkeast Cir, Suite 110, Chantilly, VA 20151
1750 Tysons Blvd., Suite 1500, McLean, VA 22102
10509 Judicial Dr, Suite 102, Fairfax, VA 22030
10691 Spotsylvania Ave, Fredericksburg, VA 22408
675 N Washington St, Suite 450, Alexandria, VA 22314
4023 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 5, Fairfax, VA 22030
675 S Washington St, Alexandria, VA 22314
10505 Judicial Dr, Suite 204, Fairfax, VA 22030
7900 Tysons One Pl, Suite 500, McLean, VA 22102
10509 Judicial Drive, Suite 101, Fairfax, VA 22030
11325 Random Hills Road, Suite 360, Fairfax, VA 22030
7010 Little River Turnpike, Suite #300, Annandale, VA 22003
11911 Freedom Drive, Suite 300, Reston, VA 20190
2043 Wilson Boulevard, #688, Arlington, VA 22201
10615 Judicial Drive, Suite 203, Fairfax, VA 22030
10615 Judicial Drive, Suite 102, Fairfax, VA 22030
10505 Judicial Drive, Suite 200, Fairfax, VA 22030
4151 Chain Bridge Rd, Fairfax, VA 22030
725 Jackson Street, Suite 217, Fredericksburg, VA 22401
3925 Chain Bridge Rd, Suite 202, Fairfax, VA 22030
1650 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 1700, Tysons Corner, VA 22102
1800 Diagonal Road, Suite 210, Alexandria, VA 22314
Dale City 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