Top George Mason, VA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1800 Diagonal Rd, Suite 600, PMB #1152, Alexandria, VA 22314
4311 Ridgewood Center Drive, Suite A, Woodbridge, VA 22192
8609 Westwood Center Dr, Suite 110 PMB 1010, Tysons Corner, VA 22182
46175 Westlake Dr, Suite 320, Potomac Falls, VA 20165
10560 Main Street, Suite 218, Fairfax, VA 22030
604 Lasswell Ct SW, Leesburg, VA 20175
1940 Duke St, Alexandria, VA 22314
3541 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 208, Fairfax, VA 22030
10615 Judicial Dr, Suite 603, Fairfax, VA 22030
2111 Wilson Blvd, 8th Floor, Arlington, VA 22201
108 North Alfred Street, First Floor, Alexandria, VA 22314
2311 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 625, Arlington, VA 22201
2124 Richmond Hwy, Ste 201, Stafford, VA 22554
7 East Market Street, Suite 200, Leesburg, VA 20176
1650 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 1700, Tysons Corner, VA 22102
12005 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 200, Reston, VA 20191
10521 Judicial Drive, Suite 310, Fairfax, VA 22030
10086 Daniels Run Way, Fairfax, VA 22030
1101 Wilson Blvd, 6th Floor, Arlington, VA 22209
67 West Lee Street, Unit 102, Warrenton, VA 20186
113 S Alfred Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
10513 Judicial Drive, Suite 100, Fairfax, VA 22030
421 King St, Suite 505, Alexandria, VA 22314
600 Cameron Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
107 East Washington Street, PO Box 903, Middleburg, VA 20118
George Mason 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