Top Petersburg, VA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
15 E. Franklin St, Richmond, VA 23219
1021 E Cary St, Suite 2120, Richmond, VA 23219
901 East Byrd Street, Suite 1500, Richmond, VA 23219
919 East Main Street, Suite 1130, Richmond, VA 23219
10303 Memory Lane, Suite 101, Post Office Box 130, Chesterfield, VA 23832
5807 Staples Mill Road, Richmond, VA 23228
2800 Buford Road, Suite 201, Richmond, VA 23235
3601 Blvd., Suite B, Colonial Heights, VA 23834
PO Box 845, Chesterfield, VA 23832
4951 Lake Brook Drive, Suite 100, Glen Allen, VA 23060
11545 Nuckols Road, Suite C, Glen Allen, VA 23059
100 West Franklin Street, Suite 100, Richmond, VA 23220
7301 Forest Avenue, Suite 300, Richmond, VA 23226
830 East Main Street, Suite 2000, Richmond, VA 23219
1 1/2 North Robinson Street, Richmond, VA 23220
4401 West Hundred Road, PO Box 3570, Chester, VA 23831
1930 Huguenot Road, PO Box 35655, Richmond, VA 23235
5913 Harbour Park Dr, #102, Midlothian, VA 23112
300 West Main Street, Richmond, VA 23220
1919 Huguenot Road, Suite 300, Richmond, VA 23235
27 North 17th Street, Richmond, VA 23219
5608 Grove Avenue, Richmond, VA 23226
10132 West Broad Street, Glen Allen, VA 23060
114 Hanover Avenue, Ashland, VA 23005
6002 W Broad St, Ste. 200, Richmond, VA 23230
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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