Top Fredericksburg, VA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
50 South Pickett Street, Suite 110, Alexandria, VA 22304
9315 Center Street, Suite 106, Manassas, VA 20110
102 N King St, Leesburg, VA 20176
10615 Judicial Drive, Suite 203, Fairfax, VA 22030
3903 Fair Ridge Dr, Suite 210, Fairfax, VA 22033
8000 Towers Crescent Drive, Suite 900, Tysons Corner, VA 22182
1 West Market Street, Leesburg, VA 20176
950 North Washington Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
9071 Center St, Manassas, VA 20110
10509 Judicial Dr, Suite 102, Fairfax, VA 22030
10486 Armstrong St, Fairfax, VA 22030
46175 Westlake Dr, Suite 320, Potomac Falls, VA 20165
513 Princess Anne St, Fredericksburg, VA 22401
1100 N Glebe Rd, Suite 1010, Arlington, VA 22201
4311 Ridgewood Center Drive, Suite A, Woodbridge, VA 22192
300 North Washington Street, Suite 404, Alexandria, VA 22314
10521 Judical Drive, Suite 105, Fairfax, VA 22030
421 King St, Suite 505, Alexandria, VA 22314
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
9519 Narragansett Pl, Vienna, VA 22180
2111 Wilson Boulevard, Eighth Floor, Arlington, VA 22201
14150 Parkeast Cir, Suite 110, Chantilly, VA 20151
4118 Leonard Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030
Fredericksburg 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