Top Durham, NC Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
555 Fayetteville St, Suite 720, Raleigh, NC 27601
150 Fayetteville Street, Suite 300, Raleigh, NC 27601
2525 Meridian Parkway, Suite 300, Durham, NC 27713
4141 Parklake Ave., Suite 200, Raleigh, NC 27612
301 Hillsborough St, Suite 1400, Raleigh, NC 27603
108 Park Avenue, Raleigh, NC 27605
434 Fayetteville St, Suite 1840, Raleigh, NC 27601
PO Box 52551, Durham, NC 27717
1005 Slater Road, Suite 200, Durham, NC 27703
4601 Six Forks Rd, Suite 100, Raleigh, NC 27609
1951 Clark Ave, Raleigh, NC 27605
2500 Regency Pkwy, Suite 173, Cary, NC 27518
311 E. Main Street, Durham, NC 27701-3717
117 Greymist Ln, Cary, NC 27518
1110 Wake Forest Rd, PO Box 25397, Raleigh, NC 27611-5397
133 Fayetteville Street, PO Box 1029, Raleigh, NC 27602
3801 Lake Boone Trail, Suite 260, Raleigh, NC 27607
101 North Church Street, P.O. Drawer 708, Louisburg, NC 27549
3064 Wake Forest Road, Suite 1034, Raleigh, NC 27609
7920 ACC Blvd, Suite 210-B, Raleigh, NC 27617
PO Box 2663, Chapel Hill, NC 27515
208 North Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
418 Elm Street, Raleigh, NC 27604-1932
501 Fayetteville St, Suite 500, Raleigh, NC 27601
209 Fayetteville Street, Suite 105, Raleigh, NC 27601
Durham 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