possession of marijuana. pulled over for not stopping complete at stop sign. he approached and said he smelled weed, wanted to search me and car

There are a lot of collateral consequences to a Possession of Marijuana charge in Virginia - a record, suspension of driver's license, possible jail sentence, fines..... it is really important to know all the different sentencing options.  There is also a first offenders statute.  But there are things to think about in choosing to do that as well.  An attorney can advise you to the positives and negatives to each option.  This response is general in nature and is not legal advice. No attorney client relationship is formed by it. Further, the response does not represent the opinions or views of LexisNexis or its affiliated companies.