Top Fairfax, VA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
4118 Leonard Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030
PO Box 2710, Stafford, VA 22555
9200 Church Street, Suite 400, Manassas, VA 20110
12500 Fair Lakes Circle, Suite 300, Fairfax, VA 22033
9300 Grant Avenue, Suite 200, Manassas, VA 20110
8229 Boone Blvd, Suite 610, Vienna, VA 22182
10513 Judicial Drive, Suite 300, Fairfax, VA 22030
8350 Broad St, Suite 1600, Tysons, VA 22102
1750 Tysons Blvd., Suite 1500, McLean, VA 22102
9255 Lee Avenue, Manassas, VA 20110
2740 Chain Bridge Road, Vienna, VA 22181
901 N. Glebe Road, Suite 900, Arlington, VA 22203
2560 Huntington Avenue, Suite 204, Alexandria, VA 22303
111 East Main Street, Front Royal, VA 22630
1800 Diagonal Rd, #600, Alexandria, VA 22314
8027 Leesburg Pike, Suite 302, Tysons Corner, VA 22182
1101 Wilson Blvd, 6th Floor, Arlington, VA 22209
4120 Leonard Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030
8133 Leesburg Pike, Suite 801, Vienna, VA 22182
910 Littlepage Street, Suite A, Fredericksburg, VA 22401
107 North Payne Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
7617 Little River Turnpike, Suite 210, Annandale, VA 22003
3863 Plaza Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030
10660 Page Avenue, Suite 4144, Fairfax, VA 22030
3905 Railroad Avenue, Suite 104, Fairfax, VA 22030
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