Top Fairfax, VA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
950 North Washington Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
46175 Westlake Dr, Suite 320, Potomac Falls, VA 20165
118 N Alfred St, Alexandria, VA 22314
3190 Fairview Park Drive, Suite 800, Falls Church, VA 22042
9245 Old Keene Mill Road, Suite 200, Burke, VA 22015
300 North Washington Street, Suite 404, Alexandria, VA 22314
6041 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041
4311 Ridgewood Center Drive, Suite A, Woodbridge, VA 22192
421 King St, Suite 505, Alexandria, VA 22314
107 East Washington Street, PO Box 903, Middleburg, VA 20118
PO Box 2710, Stafford, VA 22555
7617 Little River Turnpike, Suite 210, Annandale, VA 22003
107 North Payne Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
3903 Fair Ridge Dr, Suite 210, Fairfax, VA 22033
5525 Mapledale Plaza, Woodbridge, VA 22193
9071 Center St, Manassas, VA 20110
4101 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 106, Fairfax, VA 22030
2751 Prosperity Avenue, Suite 150, Fairfax, VA 22031
1750 Tysons Blvd, Suite 1500, McLean, VA 22102
108 North Alfred Street, First Floor, Alexandria, VA 22314
8027 Leesburg Pike, Suite 302, Tysons Corner, VA 22182
3541 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 208, Fairfax, VA 22030
2111 Wilson Blvd, 8th Floor, Arlington, VA 22201
2311 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 625, Arlington, VA 22201
9315 Center Street, Suite 106, Manassas, VA 20110
Fairfax 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