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810 Three Chopt Road, Suite 134, Henrico, VA 23229
Get assistance for your Drug Possession issue in the Prince George, Virginia area. The Law Office of Susan E. Allen can help.
919 E Main St., Suite 1300, Richmond, VA 23219
3437 W Cary St, Richmond, VA 23221
1801 Bayberry Ct, Suite 300, Richmond, VA 23226
2141 East Hundred Road, PO Box 170, Hopewell, VA 23860
1324 Sycamore Square, Suite 202 C, Midlothian, VA 23113
919 East Main Street, Suite 600, Richmond, VA 23219
1021 E Cary Street, Suite 1420, Richmond, VA 23219
1506 Staples Mill Rd, Suite 101, Richmond, VA 23230
3951 Westerre Pkwy, Suite 370, Richmond, VA 23233
1021 E. Cary Street, Suite 2001, Richmond, VA 23219
6800 Paragon Place, Suite 233, Richmond, VA 23230
456 Charles Dimmock Parkway, Suite 7, Colonial Heights, VA 23834
1900 E. Parham Road, Henrico, VA 23228
23 west Broad Street. 804 644 5879, Richmond, VA 23220
1503 Santa Rosa Rd., Suite 233, Richmond, VA 23229
1518 Willow Lawn Drive, Suite 200, Richmond, VA 23230
307 England Street, Suite B, Ashland, VA 23005
15 E. Franklin St, Richmond, VA 23219
919 E Main St, Suite 2300, Richmond, VA 23219
1805 Monument Avenue, Suite 301, Richmond, VA 23220
10640 Charter Hill Ct., Suite 103, Ashland, VA 23005
830 East Main Street, Suite 2000, Richmond, VA 23219
919 East Main Street, Suite 1130, Richmond, VA 23219
10303 Memory Lane, Suite 101, Post Office Box 130, Chesterfield, VA 23832
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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