Top Round Hill, VA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
6128 Brandon Ave., #221, Springfield, VA 22150
910 Littlepage Street, Suite B, Fredericksburg, VA 22401
9116 Center St, Suite 201, Manassas, VA 20110
20130 Lakeview Center Plaza, Suite 400, Ashburn, VA 20147
1600 Tysons Blvd., McLean, VA 22102
4103 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 401, Fairfax, VA 22030
1600 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 900, Tysons Corner, VA 22102
8300 Greensboro Drive, Suite 1150, McLean, VA 22102
675 N Washington St, Suite 450, Alexandria, VA 22314
1810 Michael Faraday Drive, Suite 100, Reston, VA 20190
8280 Willow Oaks Corporate Dr, Suite 600, Fairfax, VA 22031
10621 Jones Street, Suite 301A, Fairfax, VA 22030
108 North Alfred Street, 1st Floor, Alexandria, VA 22314
10505 Judicial Dr, Suite 204, Fairfax, VA 22030
122 West Cameron Street, PO Box 1147, Culpeper, VA 22701
1750 Tysons Blvd., Suite 1500, McLean, VA 22102
8408 Arlington Blvd., Suite 200, Fairfax, VA 22031
7010 Little River Turnpike, Suite #300, Annandale, VA 22003
108 North Alfred Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
3950 Chain Bridge Rd, Suite 1, Fairfax, VA 22030
421 King St, Ste 505, Alexandria, VA 22314
4391 Ridgewood Center Drive, Suite H, Woodbridge, VA 22192
1921 Gallows Road, Suite 900, Tysons Corner, VA 22182
3955 Chain Bridge Road, 2nd Floor, Fairfax, VA 22030
290 Garrisonville Rd, Stafford, VA 22554
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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