Top High Point, NC Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
110 Oakwood Dr, Suite 200, Winston-Salem, NC 27103
301 N. Elm Street, Suite 800, Greensboro, NC 27401
200 N. Main Street, Graham, NC 27253
2800 Lawndale Dr, Ste 105, Greensboro, NC 27408
224 S. Cherry St, Winston-Salem, NC 27101
380 Knollwood Street, Suite 700, Winston-Salem, NC 27103
300 N. Greene Street, Suite 800, Greensboro, NC 27401
100 N. Cherry Street, Suite 600, Winston-Salem, NC 27101
620 Green Valley Road, Suite 306, Greensboro, NC 27408
PO Box 476, Lexington, NC 27293
230 N Elm St, Suite 2000, Greensboro, NC 27401
426 W. Friendly Ave, Greensboro, NC 27401
211 W Lexington Ave, Suite 103, High Point, NC 27262
100 North Main St, Suite 2300, Winston-Salem, NC 27101
32 SW Court Square, Graham, NC 27253
421 N. Edgeworth St., Greensboro, NC 27401
5194 Reidsville Rd, Suite #400, Walkertown, NC 27051
101 South Elm Street, Suite 230, Greensboro, NC 27401
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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