Top Fairfax, VA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
46175 Westlake Dr, Suite 320, Potomac Falls, VA 20165
1775 Wiehle Avenue, Suite 400, Reston, VA 20190
147 West Davis Street, Culpeper, VA 22701
10513 Judicial Drive, Suite 100, Fairfax, VA 22030
1100 N Glebe Rd, Suite 1010, Arlington, VA 22201
10605 Judicial Drive, Suite A-5, Fairfax, VA 22030
510 King Street, Suite 301, Alexandria, VA 22314
10500 Sager Ave, Suite F, Fairfax, VA 22030
2111 Wilson Boulevard, Eighth Floor, Arlington, VA 22201
10521 Judical Drive, Suite 105, Fairfax, VA 22030
300 North Washington Street, Suite 404, Alexandria, VA 22314
8350 Broad Street, Suite 1500, Tysons Corner, VA 22102
4311 Ridgewood Center Drive, Suite A, Woodbridge, VA 22192
627 South Washington Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
4085 Chain Bridge Road, Fifth Floor, Fairfax, VA 22030
1751 Pinnacle Drive, Suite 1500, McLean, VA 22102
1750 Tysons Blvd, Suite 1800, Tysons, VA 22102
421 King St, Suite 505, Alexandria, VA 22314
3955 Chain Bridge Road, Second Floor, Fairfax, VA 22030
9315 Center Street, Suite 203, Manassas, VA 20110
10533 Main Street, Fairfax, VA 22030
9519 Narragansett Pl, Vienna, VA 22180
8229 Boone Blvd., Suite 310, Vienna, VA 22182
1650 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 400, McLean, VA 22102
333 North Fairfax Street, Suite 310, Alexandria, VA 22314
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