Top King George, VA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
10513 Judicial Dr, Suite 202, Fairfax, VA 22030
9104 Church St, #202, Manassas, VA 20110
8300 Greensboro Drive, Suite 1150, McLean, VA 22102
50 South Pickett Street, Suite 110, Alexandria, VA 22304
1810 Michael Faraday Drive, Suite 100, Reston, VA 20190
9519 Narragansett Pl, Vienna, VA 22180
2111 Wilson Boulevard, Eighth Floor, Arlington, VA 22201
4391 Ridgewood Center Drive, Suite H, Woodbridge, VA 22192
1921 Gallows Road, Suite 900, Tysons Corner, VA 22182
5 Cornwall Street, NE, Leesburg, VA 20176
4118 Leonard Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030
10615 Judicial Drive, Suite 203, Fairfax, VA 22030
8350 Broad Street, Suite 1500, Tysons Corner, VA 22102
290 Garrisonville Rd, Stafford, VA 22554
9116 Center St, Suite 201, Manassas, VA 20110
4120 Leonard Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030
8133 Leesburg Pike, Suite 801, Vienna, VA 22182
910 Littlepage Street, Suite A, Fredericksburg, VA 22401
10533 Main Street, Fairfax, VA 22030
207 East Holly Avenue, Suite 100, Sterling, VA 20164
1750 Tysons Blvd, Suite 1500, Mclean, VA 22102
8229 Boone Blvd., Suite 310, Vienna, VA 22182
10500 Sager Ave, Suite F, Fairfax, VA 22030
46557 Pebblebrook Place, Sterling, VA 20165
3955 Chain Bridge Road, Second Floor, Fairfax, VA 22030
King George 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