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347 Highland Avenue SW, PO Box 180, Roanoke, VA 24016
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305 South Main Street, Rocky Mount, VA 24151
110 Franklin Rd SE, Suite 410, Roanoke, VA 24011
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320 Elm Avenue, SW, Roanoke, VA 24016
3048 Brambleton Ave., Roanoke, VA 24015
1997 South Main Street, Suite 702, Blacksburg, VA 24060
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111 E Clay St, Salem, VA 24153
133 Salem Ave SW, Suite 100, Roanoke, VA 24011
30 E Clay St, Suite 203, Salem, VA 24153
3735 Franklin Road, SW, PMB 229, Roanoke, VA 24014
11 N Franklin St, Christiansburg, VA 24073
302 2nd St SW, Suite 400, Roanoke, VA 24011
1102 Second Street, Southwest, Roanoke, VA 24011
133 Salem Avenue, Suite 100, PO Box 773, Roanoke, VA 24011
306 McClanahan St SW, Suite A, Roanoke, VA 24014
1506 Franklin Rd SW, Roanoke, VA 24016
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311 Day Avenue SW, Roanoke, VA 24016
10 S. Jefferson Street, Suite 1110, Roanoke, VA 24011
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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