Top Portsmouth, VA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1 Columbus Center, Ste, 600, Virginia Beach, VA 23462
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133 Mount Pleasant Road, Chesapeake, VA 23322
2725 Gator St, Suite 100, Virginia Beach, VA 23452
501 Village Avenue, Suite 104, Yorktown, VA 23693
21 E. Queens Way, Suite B, Hampton, VA 23669
355 Crawford Street, Suite 814, Portsmouth, VA 23704
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999 Waterside Dr, Ste 2525 PMB 9625, Norfolk, VA 23510
200 North Main St, Suffolk, VA 23434
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555 East Main Street, Suite 1410, Norfolk, VA 23510
555 East Main Street, Suite 1212, Norfolk, VA 23510
208 E Plume St, Ste 247, Norfolk, VA 23510
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555 E Main St, Suite 1102, Norfolk, VA 23510
3333 Virginia Beach Blvd, Suite 24, Virginia Beach, VA 23452
101 W Main Street, Suite 705, Norfolk, VA 23510
840 Greenbrier Circle, Suite 202, Chesapeake, VA 23320
468 Viking Drive, Suite 212, Virginia Beach, VA 23452
109 E Main Street, Suite 200, Norfolk, VA 23510
501 Independence Parkway, Suite 201, Chesapeake, VA 23320
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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