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11832 Rock Landing Drive, Suite 201, Newport News, VA 23606
2492 North Landing Road, Suite 104, Virginia Beach, VA 23456
512 Albermarle Dr, Chesapeake, VA 23322
1397 Laskin Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23451
2210 Executive Drive, Suite A, Hampton, VA 23666
505 South Independence Boulevard, Suite 201, Virginia Beach, VA 23452
355 Crawford Parkway, Suite 700, Portsmouth, VA 23704
544 Settler's Landing Road, Hampton, VA 23669
1736 South Park Court, Suite 101, Chesapeake, VA 23320-8922
732-B Thimble Shoals Boulevard, Suite 201, Newport News, VA 23606-2574
5900 E Virginia Beach Blvd., Norfolk, VA 23502
468 Investors Place, Suite 100, Virginia Beach, VA 23452
109 E Main Street, Suite 200, Norfolk, VA 23510
468 Viking Drive, Suite 212, Virginia Beach, VA 23452
200 North Main St, Suffolk, VA 23434
501 Independence Parkway, Suite 201, Chesapeake, VA 23320
1205 Bainbridge Blvd., Chesapeake, VA 23324
308 George Washington Hwy N, Suite 1, Chesapeake, VA 23323
641 Lynnhaven Pkwy, Suite 201, Virginia Beach, VA 23452
613 Virginia Beach Blvd, Suite B, Virginia Beach, VA 23451
101 West Main Street, Suite 9000, World Trade Center, Norfolk, VA 23510
4705 Columbis St, Suite 304, Virginia Beach, VA 23452
500 Crawford Street, Suite 200, Portsmouth, VA 23704
12610 Patrick Henry Drive, Suite D, Newport News, VA 23602
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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