Top Carrboro, NC Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
119 East Main Street, Durham, NC 27701
100 Europa Drive, Suite 420, Chapel Hill, NC 27517
3700 Glenwood Ave, Suite 500, Raleigh, NC 27612
301 Fayetteville St, Suite 1900, Raleigh, NC 27601
2626 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 550, Raleigh, NC 27608
555 South Mangum Street, Suite 800, Durham, NC 27701
5440 Wade Park Blvd, Suite 300, Raleigh, NC 27607
PO Drawer 1529, Hillsborough, NC 27278
19 W Hargett St, Suite 700, Raleigh, NC 27601
4131 Parklake Ave, Suite 400, Raleigh, NC 27612
PO Box 940, Spring Hope, NC 27882
4601 Six Forks Rd, Suite 100, Raleigh, NC 27609
3230 Zebulon Road, Rocky Mount, NC 27804-8256
3801 Lake Boone Trail, Suite 260, Raleigh, NC 27607
2205 Summer Elms Court, Raleigh, NC 27614
5 W Hargett St, Suite 200, Raleigh, NC 27601
PO Box 226, Raleigh, NC 27602
7101 Creedmoor Road, Suite 122, Raleigh, NC 27613
205 West Martin Street, PO box 150, Raleigh, NC 27602
103 Candlewood Road, PO Box 8228, Rocky Mount, NC 27804-1228
5 W Hargett St, Suite 705, Raleigh, NC 27601
2235 Gateway Access Point, Suite 220, Raleigh, NC 27607
209 Fayetteville Street, Suite 105, Raleigh, NC 27601
127 W. Hargett St., Suite 603, Raleigh, NC 27601
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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