Top Dumfries, VA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
10500 Sager Ave, Suite F, Fairfax, VA 22030
3955 Chain Bridge Road, Second Floor, Fairfax, VA 22030
9064 Courthouse Road, PO Box 127, Spotsylvania, VA 22553
46557 Pebblebrook Place, Sterling, VA 20165
1750 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 1000, McLean, VA 22102
2560 Huntington Avenue, Suite 204, Alexandria, VA 22303
10427 North St, Suite 201, Fairfax, VA 22030
118 N Alfred St, Alexandria, VA 22314
107 East Washington Street, PO Box 903, Middleburg, VA 20118
5525 Mapledale Plaza, Woodbridge, VA 22193
10387 Main St, Suite 203, Fairfax, VA 22030
2560 Huntington Avenue, Suite 202, Alexandria, VA 22303
3955 Chain Bridge Rd, Second Floor, Fairfax, VA 22030
3411 Cypress Drive, Falls Church, VA 22042
108 North Alfred Street, First Floor, Alexandria, VA 22314
3976 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax, VA 22030
9315 Center Street, Suite 203, Manassas, VA 20110
50 South Pickett Street, Suite 110, Alexandria, VA 22304
2111 Wilson Blvd, 8th Floor, Arlington, VA 22201
3541 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 208, Fairfax, VA 22030
2751 Prosperity Avenue, Suite 150, Fairfax, VA 22031
910 Littlepage Street, Suite B, Fredericksburg, VA 22401
6128 Brandon Ave., #221, Springfield, VA 22150
4103 Chain Bridge Rd, Suite 100, Fairfax, VA 22030
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Dumfries 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