Top Sterling, VA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
3925 Chain Bridge Rd, Suite 202, Fairfax, VA 22030
3955 Chain Bridge Road, Second Floor, Fairfax, VA 22030
9064 Courthouse Road, PO Box 127, Spotsylvania, VA 22553
7023 Little River Turnpike, suite 202, Annandale, VA 22003
1320 Old Chain Bridge Road, Suite 200, McLean, VA 22101
12642 Chapel Road, Clifton, VA 20124
1800 Diagonal Road, Suite 210, Alexandria, VA 22314
12500 Fair Lakes Circle, Suite 300, Fairfax, VA 22033
50 South Pickett Street, Suite 110, Alexandria, VA 22304
9108 Courthouse Road, PO Box 129, Spotsylvania, VA 22553
1650 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 400, McLean, VA 22102
10621 Jones Street, Suite 201, Fairfax, VA 22030
1900 Duke St, Suite 210, Alexandria, VA 22314
8229 Boone Blvd, Suite 610, Vienna, VA 22182
10513 Judicial Drive, Suite 300, Fairfax, VA 22030
8350 Broad St, Suite 1600, Tysons, VA 22102
333 North Fairfax Street, Suite 310, Alexandria, VA 22314
9200 Church Street, Suite 400, Manassas, VA 20110
9300 Grant Avenue, Suite 200, Manassas, VA 20110
30 N King St, Leesburg, VA 20176
10482 Armstrong Street, Fairfax, VA 22030
Tower Villas, 3800 Fairfax Drive, Suite 7, Arlington, VA 22203
147 West Davis Street, Culpeper, VA 22701
3977 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 201, Fairfax, VA 22030
2740 Chain Bridge Road, Vienna, VA 22181
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