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3925 Chain Bridge Rd, Suite 202, Fairfax, VA 22030
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9116 Center St, Suite 201, Manassas, VA 20110
3900 University Dr, Suite 210, Fairfax, VA 22030
20130 Lakeview Center Plaza, Suite 400, Ashburn, VA 20147
10621 Jones Street, Suite 201, Fairfax, VA 22030
1750 Tysons Blvd., Suite 1500, McLean, VA 22102
1900 Duke St, Suite 210, Alexandria, VA 22314
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4023 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 5, Fairfax, VA 22030
108 North Alfred Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
9064 Courthouse Road, PO Box 127, Spotsylvania, VA 22553
8300 Greensboro Drive, Suite 1150, McLean, VA 22102
1320 Old Chain Bridge Road, Suite 200, McLean, VA 22101
12642 Chapel Road, Clifton, VA 20124
2560 Huntington Avenue, Suite 202, Alexandria, VA 22303
7023 Little River Turnpike, suite 202, Annandale, VA 22003
9108 Courthouse Road, PO Box 129, Spotsylvania, VA 22553
10509 Judicial Drive, Suite 101, Fairfax, VA 22030
115 South West Street, PO Box 850, Culpeper, VA 22701
1810 Michael Faraday Drive, Suite 100, Reston, VA 20190
1765 Greensboro Station Pl Tower I, Suite 900, McLean, VA 22102
10621 Jones Street, Suite 301A, Fairfax, VA 22030
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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