Top Vienna, VA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
4023 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 5, Fairfax, VA 22030
9315 Center Street, Suite 106, Manassas, VA 20110
10427 North St, Suite 201, Fairfax, VA 22030
7010 Little River Turnpike, Suite #300, Annandale, VA 22003
7900 Tysons One Pl, Suite 500, McLean, VA 22102
901 N. Glebe Road, Suite 900, Arlington, VA 22203
725 Jackson Street, Suite 217, Fredericksburg, VA 22401
2043 Wilson Boulevard, #688, Arlington, VA 22201
2124 Richmond Hwy, Ste 201, Stafford, VA 22554
4311 Ridgewood Center Drive, Suite A, Woodbridge, VA 22192
513 Princess Anne St, Fredericksburg, VA 22401
1800 Diagonal Road, Suite 210, Alexandria, VA 22314
46175 Westlake Dr, Suite 320, Potomac Falls, VA 20165
1940 Duke St, Alexandria, VA 22314
300 North Washington Street, Suite 404, Alexandria, VA 22314
1751 Pinnacle Dr, Suite 600, McLean, VA 22102
1313 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
2800 Eisenhower Ave, Suite 220, Alexandria, VA 22314
10521 Judicial Drive, Suite 305, Fairfax, VA 22030
8229 Boone Blvd, Suite 430, Vienna, VA 22182
421 King St, Suite 505, Alexandria, VA 22314
9100 Church Street, Suite 105, Manassas, VA 20110
3925 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 202, Fairfax, VA 22030
1750 Tysons Blvd, Suite 1500, Mclean, VA 22102
207 East Holly Avenue, Suite 100, Sterling, VA 20164
Vienna 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