Top Springfield, VA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
67 West Lee Street, Unit 102, Warrenton, VA 20186
6041 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041
11325 Random Hills Road, Suite 360, Fairfax, VA 22030
4151 Chain Bridge Rd, Fairfax, VA 22030
1600 Tysons Blvd., McLean, VA 22102
4120 Leonard Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030
8133 Leesburg Pike, Suite 801, Vienna, VA 22182
8444 Westpark Dr, Suite 830, McLean, VA 22102
3190 Fairview Park Drive, Suite 800, Falls Church, VA 22042
910 Littlepage Street, Suite A, Fredericksburg, VA 22401
4023 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 5, Fairfax, VA 22030
3955 Chain Bridge Road, 2nd Floor, Fairfax, VA 22030
7010 Little River Turnpike, Suite #300, Annandale, VA 22003
8253 Backlick Road, Suite M, Lorton, VA 22079
3955 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 600, Fairfax, VA 22030-4101
725 Jackson Street, Suite 217, Fredericksburg, VA 22401
2043 Wilson Boulevard, #688, Arlington, VA 22201
4900 Seminary Road, Suite 650, Alexandria, VA 22311
23 N King St, 2nd Floor, Leesburg, VA 20176
10560 Main Street, Suite 218, Fairfax, VA 22030
1800 Diagonal Road, Suite 210, Alexandria, VA 22314
1940 Duke St, Alexandria, VA 22314
1101 Wilson Blvd, 6th Floor, Arlington, VA 22209
2124 Richmond Hwy, Ste 201, Stafford, VA 22554
604 Lasswell Ct SW, Leesburg, VA 20175
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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