Top Apex, NC Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
827 N. Bloodworth Street , #B, Raleigh, NC 27604
7101 Creedmoor Road, Suite 122, Raleigh, NC 27613
PO Drawer 1529, Hillsborough, NC 27278
4141 Parklake Avenue, Suite 300, Raleigh, NC 27612
PO Box 266, Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526
150 Fayetteville Street, Suite 1700, Raleigh, NC 27601
PO Box 940, Spring Hope, NC 27882
3230 Zebulon Road, Rocky Mount, NC 27804-8256
2818 Chapel Hill road, Suite B, Durham, NC 27707
312 West Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC 27516
1150 SE Maynard Rd, Suite 230, Cary, NC 27511
715 West Johnson Street, Suite 107, Raleigh, NC 27603
5 W Hargett St, Suite 705, Raleigh, NC 27601
209 Fayetteville Street, Suite 105, Raleigh, NC 27601
127 W. Hargett St., Suite 603, Raleigh, NC 27601
421 Fayetteville Street, Suite 1100, Raleigh, NC 27601
8601 Six Forks Rd, Suite 400, Raleigh, NC 27615
PO Box 2984, Raleigh, NC 27602
315 East Chapel Hill Street, Suite 202, Durham, NC 27701
1101 Haynes St., Suite 205, Raleigh, NC 27604
210 N. Columbia Stret, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
205 N Church St, Durham, NC 27701
3200 Croasdaile Dr, Suite 604, Durham, NC 27705
300 Parham St, Ste. A, Raleigh, NC 27601
100 Europa Drive, Suite 351, Chapel Hill, NC 27517
Apex 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