Top Sterling, VA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
46557 Pebblebrook Place, Sterling, VA 20165
PO Box 2710, Stafford, VA 22555
3955 Chain Bridge Road, Second Floor, Fairfax, VA 22030
9064 Courthouse Road, PO Box 127, Spotsylvania, VA 22553
1320 Old Chain Bridge Road, Suite 200, McLean, VA 22101
12642 Chapel Road, Clifton, VA 20124
7023 Little River Turnpike, suite 202, Annandale, VA 22003
10521 Judicial Dr, Suite 110, Fairfax, VA 22030
9108 Courthouse Road, PO Box 129, Spotsylvania, VA 22553
115 South West Street, PO Box 850, Culpeper, VA 22701
4103 Chain Bridge Rd, Suite 300, Fairfax, VA 22030
4120 Leonard Dr, # A, Fairfax, VA 22030
10621 Jones Street, Suite 201, Fairfax, VA 22030
10621 Jones Street, Suite 301A, Fairfax, VA 22030
4118 Leonard Dr, Fairfax, VA 22030
1900 Duke St, Suite 210, Alexandria, VA 22314
1750 Tysons Blvd., Suite 1500, McLean, VA 22102
8408 Arlington Blvd., Suite 200, Fairfax, VA 22031
108 North Alfred Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
122 West Cameron Street, PO Box 1147, Culpeper, VA 22701
1810 Michael Faraday Drive, Suite 100, Reston, VA 20190
1765 Greensboro Station Pl Tower I, Suite 900, McLean, VA 22102
7617 Little River Turnpike, Suite 210, Annandale, VA 22003
10486 Armstrong St, Fairfax, VA 22030
107 North Payne Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
Sterling 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