Top Virginia Beach, VA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
125 St. Pauls Boulevard, Suite 150, Norfolk, VA 23510
223 East City Hall Ave, Suite 330, Norfolk, VA 23510
5900 E Virginia Beach Blvd., Norfolk, VA 23502
468 Investors Place, Suite 100, Virginia Beach, VA 23452
Convergence Center III, 272 Bendix Rd., Ste. 350, Virginia Beach, VA 23452
2181 Upton Drive, Suite 418, Virginia Beach, VA 23454
200 North Main St, Suffolk, VA 23434
11832 Rock Landing Drive, Suite 201, Newport News, VA 23606
909 First Colonial Rd, Sutie 100, Virginia Beach, VA 23454
4805 Courthouse Street, Suite 204, Williamsburg, VA 23188
2006 Old Greenbrier Rd, Suite 5, Chesapeake, VA 23320
3333 Virginia Beach Blvd, Suite 24, Virginia Beach, VA 23452
840 Greenbrier Circle, Suite 202, Chesapeake, VA 23320
109 E Main Street, Suite 200, Norfolk, VA 23510
3640 S Plaza Trail, Suite 202, Virginia Beach, VA 23452
1205 Bainbridge Blvd., Chesapeake, VA 23324
468 Viking Drive, Suite 212, Virginia Beach, VA 23452
501 Independence Parkway, Suite 201, Chesapeake, VA 23320
1101-B Coventry Boulevard, Yorktown, VA 23693
283 Constitution Drive, One Columbus Center, Suite 600, Virginia Beach, VA 23462
710 Denbigh Blvd, Ste 2E, Newport News, VA 23608
Virginia Beach 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