Top Woodbridge, VA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
10427 North St, Suite 201, Fairfax, VA 22030
3411 Cypress Drive, Falls Church, VA 22042
3955 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 600, Fairfax, VA 22030-4101
4023 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 5, Fairfax, VA 22030
7010 Little River Turnpike, Suite #300, Annandale, VA 22003
4900 Seminary Road, Suite 650, Alexandria, VA 22311
10509 Judicial Drive, Suite 101, Fairfax, VA 22030
8253 Backlick Road, Suite M, Lorton, VA 22079
725 Jackson Street, Suite 217, Fredericksburg, VA 22401
23 N King St, 2nd Floor, Leesburg, VA 20176
2043 Wilson Boulevard, #688, Arlington, VA 22201
211 N Union St, Suite 100, Alexandria, VA 22314
10560 Main Street, Suite 218, Fairfax, VA 22030
8000 Towers Crescent Drive, Suite 900, Tysons Corner, VA 22182
604 Lasswell Ct SW, Leesburg, VA 20175
1800 Diagonal Road, Suite 210, Alexandria, VA 22314
1940 Duke St, Alexandria, VA 22314
2124 Richmond Hwy, Ste 201, Stafford, VA 22554
113 S Alfred Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
1313 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
10521 Judicial Drive, Suite 305, Fairfax, VA 22030
2800 Eisenhower Ave, Suite 220, Alexandria, VA 22314
1751 Pinnacle Dr, Suite 600, McLean, VA 22102
8229 Boone Blvd, Suite 430, Vienna, VA 22182
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Woodbridge 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