Top China Grove, NC Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1515 Mockingbird Lane, Suite 400, Charlotte, NC 28209
145 Union St S, Ste. 109, Concord, NC 28025
121 E Main Ave, Gastonia, NC 28052
2412 Arty Avenue, Charlotte, NC 28208
9620 Sherrill Estates Road, Huntersville, NC 28078
525 North Tryon St, 16th Floor, Charlotte, NC 28202
101 S Tryon St, Suite 1700, Charlotte, NC 28280
300 E. Kingston Ave., Suite 200, Charlotte, NC 28203
101 E Main St, Suite 102, Lincolnton, NC 28092
301 S McDowell St, Suite 504, Charlotte, NC 28204
1515 Mockingbird Lane, Suite 7120, Charlotte, NC 28209
620 S Tryon St, Suite 950, Charlotte, NC 28202
229 Davie Ave, Statesville, NC 28677
29 Church Street S., Concord, NC 28025
6201 Fairview Rd, Suite 200, Charlotte, NC 28210
4601 Park Road, Suite 580, Charlotte, NC 28209
214 North Tryon Street, Suite 3700, Charlotte, NC 28202
114 W Jefferson St, Monroe, NC 28112
10735 David Taylor Drive, Suite 200, Charlotte, NC 28262
1942 E 7th St, Suite 360, Charlotte, NC 28204
8 Church Street S, Suite 201, Concord, NC 28025
102 E Main Ave, Gastonia, NC 28052
402 W Trade St, Suite 101, Charlotte, NC 28202
267 W Main Ave, PO Box 655, Gastonia, NC 28052
5500 Executive Center Drive, Suite 223, Charlotte, NC 28212
China Grove 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