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12642 Chapel Road, Clifton, VA 20124
9108 Courthouse Road, PO Box 129, Spotsylvania, VA 22553
1320 Old Chain Bridge Road, Suite 200, McLean, VA 22101
7023 Little River Turnpike, suite 202, Annandale, VA 22003
9200 Church Street, Suite 400, Manassas, VA 20110
7010 Little River Turnpike, Suite #300, Annandale, VA 22003
10513 Judicial Drive, Suite 300, Fairfax, VA 22030
9300 Grant Avenue, Suite 200, Manassas, VA 20110
8229 Boone Blvd, Suite 610, Vienna, VA 22182
3977 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 201, Fairfax, VA 22030
8350 Broad St, Suite 1600, Tysons, VA 22102
9255 Lee Avenue, Manassas, VA 20110
10387 Main St, Suite 203, Fairfax, VA 22030
2560 Huntington Avenue, Suite 204, Alexandria, VA 22303
2740 Chain Bridge Road, Vienna, VA 22181
111 East Main Street, Front Royal, VA 22630
20130 Lakeview Center Plaza, Suite 400, Ashburn, VA 20147
1671 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Suite 204, Fredericksburg, VA 22401
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500 Montgomery Street, Suite 600, Alexandria, VA 22314
510 King Street, Suite 301, Alexandria, VA 22314
10482 Armstrong Street, Fairfax, VA 22030
Tower Villas, 3800 Fairfax Drive, Suite 7, Arlington, VA 22203
30 N King St, Leesburg, VA 20176
147 West Davis Street, Culpeper, VA 22701
46175 Westlake Dr, Suite 320, Potomac Falls, VA 20165
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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