Top Sterling, VA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
4120 Leonard Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030
5 Cornwall Street, NE, Leesburg, VA 20176
910 Littlepage Street, Suite A, Fredericksburg, VA 22401
3905 Railroad Avenue, Suite 104, Fairfax, VA 22030
3863 Plaza Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030
207 East Holly Avenue, Suite 100, Sterling, VA 20164
10521 Judicial Drive, Suite 310, Fairfax, VA 22030
1750 Tysons Blvd, Suite 1500, Mclean, VA 22102
3955 Chain Bridge Road, Second Floor, Fairfax, VA 22030
1203 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
1800 Diagonal Rd, #600, Alexandria, VA 22314
4103 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 401, Fairfax, VA 22030
7900 Tysons One Pl, Suite 500, McLean, VA 22102
9255 Center St, Suite 300B, Manassas, VA 20110
8027 Leesburg Pike, Suite 302, Tysons Corner, VA 22182
10505 Judicial Dr, Suite 204, Fairfax, VA 22030
PO Box 389, Fredericksburg, VA 22404
211 N. Union St, Suite 100, Alexandria, VA 22314
7010 Little River Turnpike, Suite #300, Annandale, VA 22003
9300 Peabody St, Suite 108, Manassas, VA 20110
10387 Main St, Suite 203, Fairfax, VA 22030
3607 Chain Bridge Rd, Unit D, Fairfax, VA 22030
421 King St, Ste 505, Alexandria, VA 22314
3955 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 600, Fairfax, VA 22030-4101
1818 Library Street, Suite 500, Reston, VA 20190
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