Top Portsmouth, VA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
620 Cedar Road, Chesapeake, VA 23322
575 Lynnhaven Parkway, Suite 200, Virginia Beach, VA 23452
150 West Main Street, Suite 2100, Norfolk, VA 23510
101 W Main Street, Suite 705, Norfolk, VA 23510
222 Central Park Avenue, Suite 1700, Virginia Beach, VA 23462-3035
101 West Main Street, 500 World Trade Center, Norfolk, VA 23510
303 34th St, Unit 6, Virginia Beach, VA 23451
555 Main Street, 14th Floor, Norfolk, VA 23510
150 Boush Street, Suite 501, PO Box 3874, Norfolk, VA 23514
2488 N Landing Rd, Suite 109, Virginia Beach, VA 23456
2697 International Parkway, Parkway II, Suite 106, Virginia Beach, VA 23452
143 North Main Street, Suffolk, VA 23434
12350 Jefferson Avenue, Suite 300, Patrick Henry Corporate Center, Newport News, VA 23602
220 West Freemason St., Norfolk, VA 23510
125 St. Pauls Boulevard, Suite 150, Norfolk, VA 23510
223 East City Hall Ave, Suite 330, Norfolk, VA 23510
468 Investors Place, Suite 100, Virginia Beach, VA 23452
2181 Upton Drive, Suite 418, Virginia Beach, VA 23454
909 First Colonial Rd, Sutie 100, Virginia Beach, VA 23454
4805 Courthouse Street, Suite 204, Williamsburg, VA 23188
2006 Old Greenbrier Rd, Suite 5, 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