Top Cary, NC Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
3064 Wake Forest Road, Suite 1034, Raleigh, NC 27609
150 Fayetteville St, Suite 300, Raleigh, NC 27601
701 E Chatham St, Suite 209, Cary, NC 27511
3015 Carrington Mill Boulevard, Suite 450, Morrisville, NC 27560
312 West Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC 27516
555 Fayetteville St, Suite 201, Raleigh, NC 27601
101 North Church Street, P.O. Drawer 708, Louisburg, NC 27549
8601 Six Forks Rd, Suite 400, Raleigh, NC 27615
1710 E Franklin St, #1128, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
309 W. Millbrook Road, Suite 101, Raleigh, NC 27609
PO Box 940, Spring Hope, NC 27882
3230 Zebulon Road, Rocky Mount, NC 27804-8256
2818 Chapel Hill road, Suite B, Durham, NC 27707
1150 SE Maynard Rd, Suite 230, Cary, NC 27511
3202 Sunset Ave, Suite A, Rocky Mount, NC 27804
207 Swordgate Dr, Cary, NC 27513
PO Box 52551, Durham, NC 27717
3509 Haworth Dr, Suite 207, Raleigh, NC 27609
1005 Slater Road, Suite 200, Durham, NC 27703
205 West Martin Street, PO box 150, Raleigh, NC 27602
5 West Hargett Street, Suite 1100, PO Box 2372, Raleigh, NC 27602
103 Candlewood Road, PO Box 8228, Rocky Mount, NC 27804-1228
5425 Page Rd, Suite 430, Durham, NC 27703
1110 Wake Forest Rd, PO Box 25397, Raleigh, NC 27611-5397
5 W Hargett St, Suite 200, Raleigh, NC 27601
Cary 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