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3955 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 600, Fairfax, VA 22030-4101
3601 Eisenhower Ave, STE 425, Alexandria, VA 22304
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513 Princess Anne St, Fredericksburg, VA 22401
8229 Boone Blvd, Suite 430, Vienna, VA 22182
7900 Tysons One Pl, Suite 500, McLean, VA 22102
11911 Freedom Drive, Suite 300, Reston, VA 20190
1550 Wilson Blvd, Suite 700, Arlington, VA 22209
9255 Center St, Suite 300B, Manassas, VA 20110
10521 Judicial Dr, Suite 110, Fairfax, VA 22030
4120 Leonard Dr, # A, Fairfax, VA 22030
4118 Leonard Dr, Fairfax, VA 22030
1750 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 1000, McLean, VA 22102
4103 Chain Bridge Rd, Suite 300, Fairfax, VA 22030
9519 Narragansett Pl, Vienna, VA 22180
2111 Wilson Boulevard, Eighth Floor, Arlington, VA 22201
5 Cornwall Street, NE, Leesburg, VA 20176
PO Box 2710, Stafford, VA 22555
1800 Diagonal Rd, Suite 600, PMB #1152, Alexandria, VA 22314
1600 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 900, Tysons Corner, VA 22102
10621 Jones Street, Suite 301A, Fairfax, VA 22030
1750 Tysons Blvd., Suite 1500, McLean, VA 22102
8408 Arlington Blvd., Suite 200, Fairfax, VA 22031
122 West Cameron Street, PO Box 1147, Culpeper, VA 22701
108 North Alfred Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
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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