Top Linden, VA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
10427 North St, Suite 201, Fairfax, VA 22030
2043 Wilson Boulevard, #688, Arlington, VA 22201
1600 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 900, Tysons Corner, VA 22102
725 Jackson Street, Suite 217, Fredericksburg, VA 22401
8300 Greensboro Drive, Suite 1150, McLean, VA 22102
3925 Chain Bridge Rd, Suite 202, Fairfax, VA 22030
10509 Judicial Drive, Suite 101, Fairfax, VA 22030
421 King St, Ste 505, Alexandria, VA 22314
107 East Washington Street, PO Box 903, Middleburg, VA 20118
8350 Broad Street, Suite 1500, Tysons Corner, VA 22102
50 South Pickett Street, Suite 110, Alexandria, VA 22304
3955 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 600, Fairfax, VA 22030-4101
9315 Center Street, Suite 203, Manassas, VA 20110
3955 Chain Bridge Road, 2nd Floor, Fairfax, VA 22030
10691 Spotsylvania Ave, Fredericksburg, VA 22408
101 W. Market Street, Leesburg, VA 20176
1800 Diagonal Road, Suite 210, Alexandria, VA 22314
10615 Judicial Drive, Suite 203, Fairfax, VA 22030
9071 Center St, Manassas, VA 20110
2751 Prosperity Avenue, Suite 150, Fairfax, VA 22031
1100 N Glebe Rd, Suite 1010, Arlington, VA 22201
8609 Westwood Center Dr, Suite 110 PMB 1010, Tysons Corner, VA 22182
9519 Narragansett Pl, Vienna, VA 22180
2111 Wilson Boulevard, Eighth Floor, Arlington, VA 22201
102 N King St, Leesburg, VA 20176
Linden 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