Top Gloucester, VA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
355 Crawford Street, Suite 814, Portsmouth, VA 23704
21 E. Queens Way, Suite B, Hampton, VA 23669
2725 Gator St, Suite 100, Virginia Beach, VA 23452
1 Columbus Center, Ste, 600, Virginia Beach, VA 23462
720 Mall Pkwy, Newport News, VA 23602
575 Lynnhaven Pkwy, Suite 310, Virginia Beach, VA 23452
133 Mount Pleasant Road, Chesapeake, VA 23322
222 Central Park Avenue, Suite 400, Virginia Beach, VA 23462
223 East City Hall Ave, Suite 330, Norfolk, VA 23510
2404 Princess Anne Rd., Virginia Beach, VA 23456
555 East Main Street, Suite 1410, Norfolk, VA 23510
9963 Warwick Blvd, Suite A, Newport News, VA 23601
555 East Main Street, Suite 1212, Norfolk, VA 23510
426 East Freemason Street, Suite 250, Norfolk, VA 23510
840 Greenbrier Circle, Suite 202, Chesapeake, VA 23320
468 Viking Drive, Suite 212, Virginia Beach, VA 23452
109 E Main Street, Suite 200, Norfolk, VA 23510
501 Independence Parkway, Suite 201, Chesapeake, VA 23320
1205 Bainbridge Blvd., Chesapeake, VA 23324
303 34th St, Unit 6, Virginia Beach, VA 23451
620 Cedar Road, Chesapeake, VA 23322
101 West Main Street, Suite 9000, World Trade Center, Norfolk, VA 23510
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4801 Courthouse Street, Suite 300, Williamsburg, VA 23188
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Gloucester 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