Top Franconia, VA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
11911 Freedom Drive, Suite 300, Reston, VA 20190
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10615 Judicial Dr, Suite 603, Fairfax, VA 22030
107 East Washington Street, PO Box 903, Middleburg, VA 20118
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1800 Diagonal Rd, #600, Alexandria, VA 22314
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10660 Page Avenue, Suite 4144, Fairfax, VA 22030
PO Box 2710, Stafford, VA 22555
3925 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 202, Fairfax, VA 22030
9100 Church Street, Suite 105, Manassas, VA 20110
2560 Huntington Avenue, Suite 202, Alexandria, VA 22303
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9071 Center St, Manassas, VA 20110
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Franconia 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