Top Merrifield, VA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
3863 Plaza Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030
1800 Diagonal Rd, #600, Alexandria, VA 22314
7900 Tysons One Pl, Suite 500, McLean, VA 22102
10521 Judicial Drive, Suite 310, Fairfax, VA 22030
3955 Chain Bridge Road, Second Floor, Fairfax, VA 22030
1203 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
10513 Judicial Drive, Suite 100, Fairfax, VA 22030
113 S Alfred Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
9245 Old Keene Mill Road, Suite 200, Burke, VA 22015
513 Princess Anne St, Fredericksburg, VA 22401
3607 Chain Bridge Rd, Unit D, Fairfax, VA 22030
107 East Washington Street, PO Box 903, Middleburg, VA 20118
1 West Market Street, Leesburg, VA 20176
950 North Washington Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
1750 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 1000, McLean, VA 22102
118 N Alfred St, Alexandria, VA 22314
5525 Mapledale Plaza, Woodbridge, VA 22193
9071 Center St, Manassas, VA 20110
7617 Little River Turnpike, Suite 210, Annandale, VA 22003
107 North Payne Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
2751 Prosperity Avenue, Suite 150, Fairfax, VA 22031
4101 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 106, Fairfax, VA 22030
3541 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 208, Fairfax, VA 22030
1750 Tysons Blvd, Suite 1500, McLean, VA 22102
2111 Wilson Blvd, 8th Floor, Arlington, VA 22201
Merrifield 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