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7023 Little River Turnpike, suite 202, Annandale, VA 22003
115 South West Street, PO Box 850, Culpeper, VA 22701
9108 Courthouse Road, PO Box 129, Spotsylvania, VA 22553
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211 N Union St, Suite 100, Alexandria, VA 22314
9255 Center St, Suite 300B, Manassas, VA 20110
10521 Judicial Dr, Suite 110, Fairfax, VA 22030
4120 Leonard Dr, # A, Fairfax, VA 22030
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9519 Narragansett Pl, Vienna, VA 22180
2111 Wilson Boulevard, Eighth Floor, Arlington, VA 22201
19490 Sandridge Way, Suite 370, Leesburg, VA 20176
1100 N Glebe Rd, Suite 1010, Arlington, VA 22201
10513 Judicial Dr, Suite 202, Fairfax, VA 22030
9104 Church St, #202, Manassas, VA 20110
102 N King St, Leesburg, VA 20176
5 Cornwall Street, NE, Leesburg, VA 20176
9116 Center St, Suite 201, Manassas, VA 20110
950 North Washington Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
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10513 Judicial Drive, Suite 200, Fairfax, VA 22030
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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