Top McLean, VA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1100 N Glebe Rd, Suite 1010, Arlington, VA 22201
50 South Pickett Street, Suite 110, Alexandria, VA 22304
1800 Diagonal Road, Suite 210, Alexandria, VA 22314
102 N King St, Leesburg, VA 20176
3903 Fair Ridge Dr, Suite 210, Fairfax, VA 22033
9071 Center St, Manassas, VA 20110
1 West Market Street, Leesburg, VA 20176
950 North Washington Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
9116 Center St, Suite 201, Manassas, VA 20110
Tower Villas, 3800 Fairfax Drive, Suite 7, Arlington, VA 22203
10482 Armstrong Street, Fairfax, VA 22030
3977 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 201, Fairfax, VA 22030
1750 Tysons Blvd., Suite 1500, McLean, VA 22102
675 N Washington St, Suite 450, Alexandria, VA 22314
147 West Davis Street, Culpeper, VA 22701
9255 Lee Avenue, Manassas, VA 20110
2740 Chain Bridge Road, Vienna, VA 22181
10615 Judicial Drive, Suite 203, Fairfax, VA 22030
10513 Judicial Drive, Suite 100, Fairfax, VA 22030
111 East Main Street, Front Royal, VA 22630
1420 Spring Hill Road, Suite 400, McLean, VA 22102
8350 Broad Street, Suite 1500, Tysons Corner, VA 22102
510 King Street, Suite 301, Alexandria, VA 22314
10509 Judicial Dr, Suite 102, Fairfax, VA 22030
1671 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Suite 204, Fredericksburg, VA 22401
McLean 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