Top Fairfax, VA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1775 Wiehle Avenue, Suite 400, Reston, VA 20190
10533 Main Street, Fairfax, VA 22030
8229 Boone Blvd., Suite 310, Vienna, VA 22182
10500 Sager Ave, Suite F, Fairfax, VA 22030
1750 Tysons Blvd, Suite 1800, Tysons, VA 22102
627 South Washington Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
4311 Ridgewood Center Drive, Suite A, Woodbridge, VA 22192
46175 Westlake Dr, Suite 320, Potomac Falls, VA 20165
8350 Broad St, Suite 1600, Tysons, VA 22102
300 North Washington Street, Suite 404, Alexandria, VA 22314
333 North Fairfax Street, Suite 310, Alexandria, VA 22314
1940 Duke St, Alexandria, VA 22314
2560 Huntington Avenue, Suite 204, Alexandria, VA 22303
9200 Church Street, Suite 400, Manassas, VA 20110
10513 Judicial Drive, Suite 300, Fairfax, VA 22030
8229 Boone Blvd, Suite 610, Vienna, VA 22182
2124 Richmond Hwy, Ste 201, Stafford, VA 22554
9300 Grant Avenue, Suite 200, Manassas, VA 20110
1650 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 1700, Tysons Corner, VA 22102
8253 Backlick Road, Suite M, Lorton, VA 22079
3863 Plaza Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030
1800 Diagonal Rd, #600, Alexandria, VA 22314
10660 Page Avenue, Suite 4144, Fairfax, VA 22030
3905 Railroad Avenue, Suite 104, Fairfax, VA 22030
10086 Daniels Run Way, 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