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4151 Chain Bridge Rd, Fairfax, VA 22030
3955 Chain Bridge Road, 2nd Floor, Fairfax, VA 22030
10427 North St, Suite 201, Fairfax, VA 22030
4101 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 106, Fairfax, VA 22030
1750 Tysons Blvd, Suite 1500, McLean, VA 22102
1550 Wilson Blvd, Suite 700, Arlington, VA 22209
9116 Center St, Suite 201, Manassas, VA 20110
1818 Library Street, Suite 500, Reston, VA 20190
8280 Willow Oaks Corporate Dr, Suite 600, Fairfax, VA 22031
5525 Mapledale Plaza, Woodbridge, VA 22193
23 N King St, 2nd Floor, Leesburg, VA 20176
8229 Boone Blvd, Suite 430, Vienna, VA 22182
7900 Tysons One Pl, Suite 500, McLean, VA 22102
675 N Washington St, Suite 450, Alexandria, VA 22314
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211 N Union St, Suite 100, Alexandria, VA 22314
10513 Judicial Drive, Suite 200, Fairfax, VA 22030
108 North Alfred Street, First Floor, Alexandria, VA 22314
3541 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 208, Fairfax, VA 22030
9255 Center St, Suite 300B, Manassas, VA 20110
2111 Wilson Blvd, 8th Floor, Arlington, VA 22201
102 N King St, Leesburg, VA 20176
3601 Eisenhower Ave, STE 425, Alexandria, VA 22304
9315 Center Street, Suite 106, Manassas, VA 20110
10086 Daniels Run Way, Fairfax, VA 22030
5 Cornwall Street, NE, Leesburg, VA 20176
Gainesville 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