Top Spotsylvania, VA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
513 Princess Anne St, Fredericksburg, VA 22401
2111 Wilson Boulevard, Eighth Floor, Arlington, VA 22201
9519 Narragansett Pl, Vienna, VA 22180
5 Cornwall Street, NE, Leesburg, VA 20176
PO Box 2710, Stafford, VA 22555
1600 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 900, Tysons Corner, VA 22102
10509 Judicial Drive, Suite 101, Fairfax, VA 22030
1765 Greensboro Station Pl Tower I, Suite 900, McLean, VA 22102
7617 Little River Turnpike, Suite 210, Annandale, VA 22003
107 North Payne Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
4391 Ridgewood Center Drive, Suite H, Woodbridge, VA 22192
1921 Gallows Road, Suite 900, Tysons Corner, VA 22182
3504 Plank Road, Fredericksburg, VA 22407
10533 Main Street, Fairfax, VA 22030
8229 Boone Blvd., Suite 310, Vienna, VA 22182
10500 Sager Ave, Suite F, Fairfax, VA 22030
9064 Courthouse Road, PO Box 127, Spotsylvania, VA 22553
10621 Jones Street, Suite 201, Fairfax, VA 22030
1900 Duke St, Suite 210, Alexandria, VA 22314
1550 Wilson Blvd, Suite 700, Arlington, VA 22209
9108 Courthouse Road, PO Box 129, Spotsylvania, VA 22553
3955 Chain Bridge Road, Second Floor, Fairfax, VA 22030
115 South West Street, PO Box 850, Culpeper, VA 22701
46557 Pebblebrook Place, Sterling, VA 20165
12642 Chapel Road, Clifton, VA 20124
Spotsylvania 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