Top South Riding, VA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
10387 Main St, Suite 203, Fairfax, VA 22030
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1800 Diagonal Rd, #600, Alexandria, VA 22314
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910 Littlepage Street, Suite A, Fredericksburg, VA 22401
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PO Box 2710, Stafford, VA 22555
108 North Alfred Street, First Floor, Alexandria, VA 22314
1818 Library Street, Suite 500, Reston, VA 20190
8027 Leesburg Pike, Suite 302, Tysons Corner, VA 22182
8253 Backlick Road, Suite M, Lorton, VA 22079
2311 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 625, Arlington, VA 22201
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1900 Campus Commons Drive, Suite 100, Reston, VA 20191
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South Riding Drug Possession Information
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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