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317 S Greene St, Greensboro, NC 27401
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PO Box 460, Mocksville, NC 27028
701 Green Valley Rd, Suite 310, Greensboro, NC 27408
1373 Westgate Center Dr, Suite A, Winston-Salem, NC 27103
328 N Spring St, Winston-Salem, NC 27101
806 Green Valley Rd, Suite 200, Greensboro, NC 27408
380 Knollwood St, Suite 305, Winston-Salem, NC 27103
100 South Elm Street, Suite 410, Greensboro, NC 27401
230 E Salisbury St, Asheboro, NC 27203
230 N Elm St, Suite 1200, Greensboro, NC 27401
1001 West Fourth Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101
300 N. Greene Street, Suite 1900, Greensboro, NC 27401
910 North Elm St, Greensboro, NC 27401
108 S Main Street, Reidsville, NC 27320
607 S Main St, King, NC 27021
100 North Main St, Suite 2300, Winston-Salem, NC 27101
200 West First Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101
4914 W Market St, Greensboro, NC 27407
PO Box 4392, Greensboro, NC 27404
1 W 4th St, Suite 850, Winston-Salem, NC 27101-4016
115 West High Avenue, PO Box 2726, High Point, NC 27261
502 South Scales Street, Reidsville, NC 27320
108 W Elm St, Graham, NC 27253
936 W 4th St, Suite 206, Winston-Salem, NC 27101
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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