Top Gainesville, VA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1800 Diagonal Rd, Suite 600, PMB #1152, Alexandria, VA 22314
4103 Chain Bridge Rd, Suite 300, Fairfax, VA 22030
4118 Leonard Dr, Fairfax, VA 22030
1750 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 1000, McLean, VA 22102
675 N Washington St, Suite 450, Alexandria, VA 22314
3190 Fairview Park Drive, Suite 800, Falls Church, VA 22042
6041 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041
950 N. Washington Street, Suite 210, Alexandria, VA 22314-1991
108 North Alfred Street, First Floor, Alexandria, VA 22314
8444 Westpark Dr, Suite 830, McLean, VA 22102
3541 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 208, Fairfax, VA 22030
2111 Wilson Blvd, 8th Floor, Arlington, VA 22201
2311 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 625, Arlington, VA 22201
4023 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 5, Fairfax, VA 22030
600 Cameron Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
421 King St, Suite 505, Alexandria, VA 22314
67 West Lee Street, Unit 102, Warrenton, VA 20186
675 S Washington St, Alexandria, VA 22314
5525 Mapledale Plaza, Woodbridge, VA 22193
3607 Chain Bridge Rd, Unit D, Fairfax, VA 22030
421 King St, Ste 505, Alexandria, VA 22314
2560 Huntington Avenue, Suite 204, Alexandria, VA 22303
107 East Washington Street, PO Box 903, Middleburg, VA 20118
3955 Chain Bridge Road, 2nd Floor, Fairfax, VA 22030
8000 Towers Crescent Drive, Suite 900, Tysons Corner, VA 22182
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