Top Linden, VA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
10533 Main Street, Fairfax, VA 22030
12500 Fair Lakes Circle, Suite 300, Fairfax, VA 22033
1650 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 400, McLean, VA 22102
5 Cornwall Street, NE, Leesburg, VA 20176
333 North Fairfax Street, Suite 310, Alexandria, VA 22314
4118 Leonard Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030
10615 Judicial Drive, Suite 203, Fairfax, VA 22030
9116 Center St, Suite 201, Manassas, VA 20110
9200 Church Street, Suite 400, Manassas, VA 20110
10513 Judicial Drive, Suite 300, Fairfax, VA 22030
9300 Grant Avenue, Suite 200, Manassas, VA 20110
8229 Boone Blvd, Suite 610, Vienna, VA 22182
8350 Broad St, Suite 1600, Tysons, VA 22102
111 East Main Street, Front Royal, VA 22630
3977 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 201, Fairfax, VA 22030
9255 Lee Avenue, Manassas, VA 20110
1750 Tysons Blvd., Suite 1500, McLean, VA 22102
4118 Leonard Dr, Fairfax, VA 22030
2740 Chain Bridge Road, Vienna, VA 22181
10513 Judicial Drive, Suite 200, Fairfax, VA 22030
10521 Judicial Dr, Suite 110, Fairfax, VA 22030
4103 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 401, Fairfax, VA 22030
4103 Chain Bridge Rd, Suite 300, Fairfax, VA 22030
4120 Leonard Dr, # A, Fairfax, VA 22030
7900 Tysons One Pl, Suite 500, McLean, VA 22102
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