Top Falls Church, VA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
50 South Pickett Street, Suite 110, Alexandria, VA 22304
11325 Random Hills Road, Suite 360, Fairfax, VA 22030
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8229 Boone Blvd, Suite 610, Vienna, VA 22182
10513 Judicial Drive, Suite 300, Fairfax, VA 22030
8350 Broad St, Suite 1600, Tysons, VA 22102
10615 Judicial Drive, Suite 203, Fairfax, VA 22030
4151 Chain Bridge Rd, Fairfax, VA 22030
9300 Grant Avenue, Suite 200, Manassas, VA 20110
9519 Narragansett Pl, Vienna, VA 22180
675 S Washington St, Alexandria, VA 22314
10615 Judicial Drive, Suite 102, Fairfax, VA 22030
10505 Judicial Drive, Suite 200, Fairfax, VA 22030
1765 Greensboro Station Place, Suite 900, McLean, VA 22102
333 North Fairfax Street, Suite 310, Alexandria, VA 22314
2111 Wilson Boulevard, Eighth Floor, Arlington, VA 22201
9315 Center Street, Suite 203, Manassas, VA 20110
1750 Tysons Blvd, Suite 1500, McLean, VA 22102
4101 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 106, Fairfax, VA 22030
102 N King St, Leesburg, VA 20176
14150 Parkeast Cir, Suite 110, Chantilly, VA 20151
8133 Leesburg Pike, Suite 801, Vienna, VA 22182
4120 Leonard Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030
PO Box 2710, Stafford, VA 22555
7900 Tysons One Pl, Suite 500, McLean, VA 22102
910 Littlepage Street, Suite A, Fredericksburg, VA 22401
Falls Church 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