Top Gainesville, VA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2043 Wilson Boulevard, #688, Arlington, VA 22201
10509 Judicial Drive, Suite 101, Fairfax, VA 22030
10691 Spotsylvania Ave, Fredericksburg, VA 22408
101 W. Market Street, Leesburg, VA 20176
1600 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 900, Tysons Corner, VA 22102
107 East Washington Street, PO Box 903, Middleburg, VA 20118
10603 Judicial Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030
8609 Westwood Center Dr, Suite 110 PMB 1010, Tysons Corner, VA 22182
2751 Prosperity Avenue, Suite 150, Fairfax, VA 22031
9245 Old Keene Mill Road, Suite 200, Burke, VA 22015
50 South Pickett Street, Suite 110, Alexandria, VA 22304
1800 Diagonal Road, Suite 210, Alexandria, VA 22314
10560 Main Street, Suite 218, Fairfax, VA 22030
604 Lasswell Ct SW, Leesburg, VA 20175
10621 Jones Street, Suite 201, Fairfax, VA 22030
1900 Duke St, Suite 210, Alexandria, VA 22314
3903 Fair Ridge Dr, Suite 210, Fairfax, VA 22033
46557 Pebblebrook Place, Sterling, VA 20165
9064 Courthouse Road, PO Box 127, Spotsylvania, VA 22553
108 North Alfred Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
115 South West Street, PO Box 850, Culpeper, VA 22701
8300 Greensboro Drive, Suite 1150, McLean, VA 22102
12642 Chapel Road, Clifton, VA 20124
950 North Washington Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
7023 Little River Turnpike, suite 202, Annandale, VA 22003
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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