Top Suffolk, VA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2181 Upton Drive, Suite 418, Virginia Beach, VA 23454
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910 West Mercury Blvd., Suite 2A, Hampton, VA 23666
1600 South Church Street, Smithfield, VA 23430
4805 Courthouse Street, Suite 204, Williamsburg, VA 23188
999 Waterside Dr, Ste 2525 PMB 9625, Norfolk, VA 23510
409 Duke Street, Unit 100, Norfolk, VA 23510
1307 Jamestown Road, Suite 201, Williamsburg, VA 23185
222 Central Park Ave, Suite 1300, Virginia Beach, VA 23462
208 E Plume St, Ste 247, Norfolk, VA 23510
1240 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 404, Virginia Beach, VA 23454
641 Lynnhaven Pkwy, Suite 201, Virginia Beach, VA 23452
308 George Washington Hwy N, Suite 1, Chesapeake, VA 23323
11832 Rock Landing Drive, Suite 201, Newport News, VA 23606
5741 Cleveland Street, Suite 220, Virginia Beach, VA 23462
303 34th St, Unit 6, Virginia Beach, VA 23451
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101 West Main Street, 500 World Trade Center, Norfolk, VA 23510
222 Central Park Avenue, Suite 1700, Virginia Beach, VA 23462-3035
Suffolk 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