Top Fredericksburg, VA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
9108 Courthouse Road, PO Box 129, Spotsylvania, VA 22553
8300 Greensboro Drive, Suite 1150, McLean, VA 22102
12642 Chapel Road, Clifton, VA 20124
7023 Little River Turnpike, suite 202, Annandale, VA 22003
1320 Old Chain Bridge Road, Suite 200, McLean, VA 22101
2560 Huntington Avenue, Suite 202, Alexandria, VA 22303
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122 West Cameron Street, PO Box 1147, Culpeper, VA 22701
1810 Michael Faraday Drive, Suite 100, Reston, VA 20190
10621 Jones Street, Suite 301A, Fairfax, VA 22030
1001 N Fairfax St, Suite 510, Alexandria, VA 22314
8408 Arlington Blvd., Suite 200, Fairfax, VA 22031
4391 Ridgewood Center Drive, Suite H, Woodbridge, VA 22192
1 West Market Street, Leesburg, VA 20176
1921 Gallows Road, Suite 900, Tysons Corner, VA 22182
1671 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Suite 204, Fredericksburg, VA 22401
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500 Montgomery Street, Suite 600, Alexandria, VA 22314
510 King Street, Suite 301, Alexandria, VA 22314
9245 Old Keene Mill Road, Suite 200, Burke, VA 22015
8350 Broad Street, Suite 1500, Tysons Corner, VA 22102
147 West Davis Street, Culpeper, VA 22701
30 N King St, Leesburg, VA 20176
4085 Chain Bridge Road, Fifth Floor, Fairfax, VA 22030
46175 Westlake Dr, Suite 320, Potomac Falls, VA 20165
1775 Wiehle Avenue, Suite 400, Reston, VA 20190
10605 Judicial Drive, Suite A-5, 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