Top Linden, VA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
12642 Chapel Road, Clifton, VA 20124
7023 Little River Turnpike, suite 202, Annandale, VA 22003
1320 Old Chain Bridge Road, Suite 200, McLean, VA 22101
9108 Courthouse Road, PO Box 129, Spotsylvania, VA 22553
1900 Duke St, Suite 210, Alexandria, VA 22314
10521 Judicial Dr, Suite 110, Fairfax, VA 22030
46175 Westlake Dr, Suite 320, Potomac Falls, VA 20165
4120 Leonard Dr, # A, Fairfax, VA 22030
4118 Leonard Dr, Fairfax, VA 22030
4103 Chain Bridge Rd, Suite 300, Fairfax, VA 22030
1800 Diagonal Rd, Suite 600, PMB #1152, Alexandria, VA 22314
8609 Westwood Center Dr, Suite 110 PMB 1010, Tysons Corner, VA 22182
1101 Wilson Blvd, 6th Floor, Arlington, VA 22209
9519 Narragansett Pl, Vienna, VA 22180
2111 Wilson Boulevard, Eighth Floor, Arlington, VA 22201
PO Box 2710, Stafford, VA 22555
10521 Judicial Drive, Suite 310, Fairfax, VA 22030
1 West Market Street, Leesburg, VA 20176
3955 Chain Bridge Road, Second Floor, Fairfax, VA 22030
950 North Washington Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
10513 Judicial Drive, Suite 200, Fairfax, VA 22030
1203 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
67 West Lee Street, Unit 102, Warrenton, VA 20186
600 Cameron Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
421 King St, Suite 505, Alexandria, VA 22314
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