Top Lansdowne, VA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Lansdowne, VA
1420 Spring Hill Road, Suite 400, McLean, VA 22102
510 King Street, Suite 301, Alexandria, VA 22314
30 N King St, Leesburg, VA 20176
1671 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Suite 204, Fredericksburg, VA 22401
10482 Armstrong Street, Fairfax, VA 22030
Tower Villas, 3800 Fairfax Drive, Suite 7, Arlington, VA 22203
147 West Davis Street, Culpeper, VA 22701
10521 Judicial Drive, Suite 310, Fairfax, VA 22030
3955 Chain Bridge Road, Second Floor, Fairfax, VA 22030
901 N. Glebe Road, Suite 900, Arlington, VA 22203
2111 Wilson Boulevard, Eighth Floor, Arlington, VA 22201
1203 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
1600 Tysons Blvd., McLean, VA 22102
4103 Chain Bridge Rd, Suite 100, Fairfax, VA 22030
3976 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax, VA 22030
513 Princess Anne St, Fredericksburg, VA 22401
10521 Judical Drive, Suite 105, Fairfax, VA 22030
1602 Village Market Blvd SE, Suite 225, Leesburg, VA 20175
6128 Brandon Ave., #221, Springfield, VA 22150
910 Littlepage Street, Suite B, Fredericksburg, VA 22401
3905 Railroad Avenue, Suite 104, Fairfax, VA 22030
10660 Page Avenue, Suite 4144, Fairfax, VA 22030
3863 Plaza Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030
4120 Leonard Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030
8133 Leesburg Pike, Suite 801, Vienna, VA 22182
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