Top Four Oaks, NC Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
900 Ridgefield Dr, Suite 150, Raleigh, NC 27609
300 Parham St, Ste. A, Raleigh, NC 27601
418 Elm Street, Raleigh, NC 27604-1932
5 West Hargett Street, Suite 1100, PO Box 2372, Raleigh, NC 27602
208 North Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
3509 Haworth Dr, Suite 207, Raleigh, NC 27609
150 Fayetteville St, Suite 300, Raleigh, NC 27601
1514 Glenwood Ave, 2nd Floor, Raleigh, NC 27608
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1951 Clark Ave, Raleigh, NC 27605
2500 Regency Pkwy, Suite 173, Cary, NC 27518
1150 SE Maynard Rd, Suite 230, Cary, NC 27511
312 West Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC 27516
555 Fayetteville St, Suite 720, Raleigh, NC 27601
715 West Johnson Street, Suite 107, Raleigh, NC 27603
108 Park Avenue, Raleigh, NC 27605
5 W Hargett St, Suite 705, Raleigh, NC 27601
209 Fayetteville Street, Suite 105, Raleigh, NC 27601
127 W. Hargett St., Suite 603, Raleigh, NC 27601
1710 E Franklin St, #1128, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
5 W Hargett St, Suite 1100, Raleigh, NC 27601
121 E. Main Street, Clayton, NC 27520
19 W Hargett St, Suite 700, Raleigh, NC 27601
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Four Oaks 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