Top Cary, NC Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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PO Box 940, Spring Hope, NC 27882
3230 Zebulon Road, Rocky Mount, NC 27804-8256
2818 Chapel Hill road, Suite B, Durham, NC 27707
210 N. Columbia Stret, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
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3200 Croasdaile Dr, Suite 604, Durham, NC 27705
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300 Parham St, Ste. A, Raleigh, NC 27601
2500 Regency Pkwy, Suite 173, Cary, NC 27518
1951 Clark Ave, Raleigh, NC 27605
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117 Greymist Ln, Cary, NC 27518
PO Box 226, Raleigh, NC 27602
121 S. Third Street, PO Box 2747, Smithfield, NC 27577-0708
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