Top Sterling, VA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
5 Cornwall Street, NE, Leesburg, VA 20176
11911 Freedom Drive, Suite 300, Reston, VA 20190
9116 Center St, Suite 201, Manassas, VA 20110
9071 Center St, Manassas, VA 20110
10086 Daniels Run Way, Fairfax, VA 22030
1650 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 1700, Tysons Corner, VA 22102
3900 University Dr, Suite 210, Fairfax, VA 22030
9255 Center St, Suite 300B, Manassas, VA 20110
10615 Judicial Dr, Suite 603, Fairfax, VA 22030
1800 Diagonal Rd, Suite 600, PMB #1152, Alexandria, VA 22314
1600 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 900, Tysons Corner, VA 22102
2751 Prosperity Avenue, Suite 150, Fairfax, VA 22031
10513 Judicial Drive, Suite 100, Fairfax, VA 22030
10521 Judicial Drive, Suite 305, Fairfax, VA 22030
1751 Pinnacle Dr, Suite 600, McLean, VA 22102
113 S Alfred Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
2800 Eisenhower Ave, Suite 220, Alexandria, VA 22314
12005 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 200, Reston, VA 20191
3925 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 202, Fairfax, VA 22030
9100 Church Street, Suite 105, Manassas, VA 20110
950 N. Washington Street, Suite 210, Alexandria, VA 22314-1991
8444 Westpark Dr, Suite 830, McLean, VA 22102
1313 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
102 N King St, Leesburg, VA 20176
3903 Fair Ridge Dr, Suite 210, Fairfax, VA 22033
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