Top Fairfax, VA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
9681 Main St, 2nd Floor, Unit D, Fairfax, VA 22031
12110 Sunset Hills Road, Suite 600, Reston, VA 20190
1800 Tysons Blvd., Suite 500, McLean, VA 22102
8444 Westpark Drive, Suite 510, McLean, VA 22102
277 S Washington St, Suite 210, Alexandria, VA 22314
10505 Judicial Dr, Suite 202, Fairfax, VA 22030
10209 Patriot Highway, Fredericksburg, VA 22407
2055 North 15th Street, Suite 333, Arlington, VA 22201
20 West Market Street, 2nd Floor, Leesburg, VA 20176
6137 Olivet Dr, Alexandria, VA 22315
8000 Towers Crescent Drive, 14th Floor, Tysons Corner, VA 22182
5881 Leesbuerg Pike, Suite B2, Falls Church, VA 22041
2751 Prosperity Avenue, Suite 500, Fairfax, VA 22031
10617 Jones Street, Suite 301-A, Fairfax, VA 22030
10560 Main St, #501, Fairfax, VA 22031
8229 Boone Blvd, Suite 100, Vienna, VA 22182
9116 Center St, Suite 201, Manassas, VA 20110
9071 Center St, Manassas, VA 20110
10086 Daniels Run Way, Fairfax, VA 22030
7617 Little River Turnpike, Suite 210, Annandale, VA 22003
107 North Payne Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
3601 Eisenhower Ave, STE 425, Alexandria, VA 22304
10486 Armstrong St, Fairfax, VA 22030
2751 Prosperity Avenue, Suite 150, Fairfax, VA 22031
3955 Chain Bridge Rd, Second Floor, Fairfax, VA 22030
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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