Top Lansdowne, VA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
3976 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax, VA 22030
9300 Peabody St, Suite 108, Manassas, VA 20110
9255 Center St, Suite 300B, Manassas, VA 20110
1602 Village Market Blvd SE, Suite 225, Leesburg, VA 20175
6128 Brandon Ave., #221, Springfield, VA 22150
1600 Tysons Blvd., McLean, VA 22102
910 Littlepage Street, Suite B, Fredericksburg, VA 22401
10511 Judicial Dr, Fairfax, VA 22030
513 Princess Anne St, Fredericksburg, VA 22401
59 Culpeper Street, Warrenton, VA 20186
5 Cornwall Street, NE, Leesburg, VA 20176
PO Box 389, Fredericksburg, VA 22404
211 N. Union St, Suite 100, Alexandria, VA 22314
PO Box 2710, Stafford, VA 22555
1600 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 900, Tysons Corner, VA 22102
2043 Wilson Boulevard, #688, Arlington, VA 22201
725 Jackson Street, Suite 217, Fredericksburg, VA 22401
7010 Little River Turnpike, Suite #300, Annandale, VA 22003
8300 Greensboro Drive, Suite 1150, McLean, VA 22102
1810 Michael Faraday Drive, Suite 100, Reston, VA 20190
7617 Little River Turnpike, Suite 210, Annandale, VA 22003
1765 Greensboro Station Pl Tower I, Suite 900, McLean, VA 22102
10509 Judicial Drive, Suite 101, Fairfax, VA 22030
107 North Payne Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
4391 Ridgewood Center Drive, Suite H, Woodbridge, VA 22192
Lansdowne 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