Top Fredericksburg, VA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
10486 Armstrong St, Fairfax, VA 22030
4120 Leonard Dr, # A, Fairfax, VA 22030
4118 Leonard Dr, Fairfax, VA 22030
1600 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 900, Tysons Corner, VA 22102
8027 Leesburg Pike, Suite 302, Tysons Corner, VA 22182
9315 Center Street, Suite 203, Manassas, VA 20110
4118 Leonard Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030
1750 Tysons Blvd., Suite 1500, McLean, VA 22102
10509 Judicial Drive, Suite 101, Fairfax, VA 22030
3411 Cypress Drive, Falls Church, VA 22042
1765 Greensboro Station Pl Tower I, Suite 900, McLean, VA 22102
7010 Little River Turnpike, Suite #300, Annandale, VA 22003
9104 Church St, #202, Manassas, VA 20110
10513 Judicial Dr, Suite 202, Fairfax, VA 22030
19490 Sandridge Way, Suite 370, Leesburg, VA 20176
8609 Westwood Center Dr, Suite 110 PMB 1010, Tysons Corner, VA 22182
1650 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 1700, Tysons Corner, VA 22102
3955 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 600, Fairfax, VA 22030-4101
2124 Richmond Hwy, Ste 201, Stafford, VA 22554
1940 Duke St, Alexandria, VA 22314
9100 Church Street, Suite 105, Manassas, VA 20110
3925 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 202, Fairfax, VA 22030
8253 Backlick Road, Suite M, Lorton, VA 22079
11911 Freedom Drive, Suite 300, Reston, VA 20190
10505 Judicial Dr, Suite 204, 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