Top Advance, NC Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1001 West Fourth Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101
1 W 4th St, Suite 850, Winston-Salem, NC 27101-4016
624 South Fayetteville St, F-10, Asheboro, NC 27203
313 South Greene Street, Suite 302, Greensboro, NC 27401
117 E Murphy St, Madison, NC 27025
1912 Eastchester Drive, Suite 400, High Point, NC 27265
607 S Main St, King, NC 27021
110 Oakwood Dr, Suite 200, Winston-Salem, NC 27103
200 West First Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101
108 S Main Street, Reidsville, NC 27320
213 East Main Street, PO Box 639, Yadkinville, NC 27055
3890 Vest Mill Rd, Winston-Salem, NC 27103
111 N Chestnut St, Suite 107, Winston-Salem, NC 27101
609 Rockford Rd, Greensboro, NC 27408
114-D S Maple St, PO Box 732, Graham, NC 27253
910 North Elm St, Greensboro, NC 27401
501 Harvey Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27103
2800 Lawndale Dr, Ste 105, Greensboro, NC 27408
Advance 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 North Carolina 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