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12005 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 200, Reston, VA 20191
9100 Church Street, Suite 105, Manassas, VA 20110
1940 Duke St, Alexandria, VA 22314
3925 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 202, Fairfax, VA 22030
10615 Judicial Dr, Suite 603, Fairfax, VA 22030
421 King St, Ste 505, Alexandria, VA 22314
7 East Market Street, Suite 200, Leesburg, VA 20176
107 East Washington Street, PO Box 903, Middleburg, VA 20118
9116 Center St, Suite 201, Manassas, VA 20110
10086 Daniels Run Way, Fairfax, VA 22030
1818 Library Street, Suite 500, Reston, VA 20190
7010 Little River Turnpike, Suite #300, Annandale, VA 22003
101 W. Market Street, Leesburg, VA 20176
10513 Judicial Drive, Suite 100, Fairfax, VA 22030
113 S Alfred Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
4118 Leonard Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030
9071 Center St, Manassas, VA 20110
1650 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 1700, Tysons Corner, VA 22102
3955 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 600, Fairfax, VA 22030-4101
604 Lasswell Ct SW, Leesburg, VA 20175
2751 Prosperity Avenue, Suite 150, Fairfax, VA 22031
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11911 Freedom Drive, Suite 300, Reston, VA 20190
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Front Royal 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