Top Portsmouth, VA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
6330 Newtown Road, Suite 324, Norfolk, VA 23502
11832 Rock Landing Drive, Suite 201, Newport News, VA 23606
Pembroke One Building, Suite 443, 281 Independence Blvd., Virginia Beach, VA 23462
2901 South Lynnhaven Road, Reflections IV Suite 130, Virginia Beach, VA 23452
3508 Robs Drive, Suffolk, VA 23434
732 Thimble Shoals Boulevard, Suite 905, Newport News, VA 23606
1108 Madison Plaza, Suite 203, Chesapeake, VA 23320
1397 Laskin Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23451
512 Albermarle Dr, Chesapeake, VA 23322
2492 North Landing Road, Suite 104, Virginia Beach, VA 23456
233 Business Park Drive, Suite 200, Virginia Beach, VA 23462
5041 Corporate Woods Dr, Suite G180, Virginia Beach, VA 23462
652 Independence Parkway, Suite 120, Chesapeake, VA 23320
5900 E Virginia Beach Blvd., Norfolk, VA 23502
468 Investors Place, Suite 100, Virginia Beach, VA 23452
Convergence Center III, 272 Bendix Rd., Ste. 350, Virginia Beach, VA 23452
641 Lynnhaven Pkwy, Suite 201, Virginia Beach, VA 23452
308 George Washington Hwy N, Suite 1, Chesapeake, VA 23323
613 Virginia Beach Blvd, Suite B, Virginia Beach, VA 23451
200 North Main St, Suffolk, VA 23434
4805 Courthouse Street, Suite 204, Williamsburg, VA 23188
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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