Top North Springfield, VA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
4118 Leonard Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030
12500 Fair Lakes Circle, Suite 300, Fairfax, VA 22033
1750 Tysons Blvd., Suite 1500, McLean, VA 22102
4103 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 401, Fairfax, VA 22030
46175 Westlake Dr, Suite 320, Potomac Falls, VA 20165
1750 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 1000, McLean, VA 22102
4311 Ridgewood Center Drive, Suite A, Woodbridge, VA 22192
300 North Washington Street, Suite 404, Alexandria, VA 22314
421 King St, Suite 505, Alexandria, VA 22314
1600 Tysons Blvd., McLean, VA 22102
2560 Huntington Avenue, Suite 204, Alexandria, VA 22303
3950 Chain Bridge Rd, Suite 1, Fairfax, VA 22030
108 North Alfred Street, 1st Floor, Alexandria, VA 22314
600 Cameron Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
421 King St, Suite 505, Alexandria, VA 22314
67 West Lee Street, Unit 102, Warrenton, VA 20186
10615 Judicial Dr, Suite 603, Fairfax, VA 22030
10603 Judicial Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030
3601 Eisenhower Ave, STE 425, Alexandria, VA 22304
10427 North St, Suite 201, Fairfax, VA 22030
8280 Willow Oaks Corporate Dr, Suite 600, Fairfax, VA 22031
9315 Center Street, Suite 106, Manassas, VA 20110
2043 Wilson Boulevard, #688, Arlington, VA 22201
421 King St, Ste 505, Alexandria, VA 22314
1676 International Drive, Penthouse, McLean, VA 22102
North Springfield 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