Top Hillsborough, NC Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
101 North Church Street, P.O. Drawer 708, Louisburg, NC 27549
5 West Hargett Street, Suite 1100, PO Box 2372, Raleigh, NC 27602
418 Elm Street, Raleigh, NC 27604-1932
118 St. Mary's St, Second Floor, Raleigh, NC 27605
PO Box 2663, Chapel Hill, NC 27515
715 West Johnson Street, Suite 107, Raleigh, NC 27603
108 Park Avenue, Raleigh, NC 27605
5 W Hargett St, Suite 705, Raleigh, NC 27601
309 W. Millbrook Road, Suite 101, Raleigh, NC 27609
19 W Hargett St, Suite 700, Raleigh, NC 27601
1514 Glenwood Ave, 2nd Floor, Raleigh, NC 27608
5 W Hargett St, Suite 1100, Raleigh, NC 27601
209 Fayetteville Street, Suite 105, Raleigh, NC 27601
1710 E Franklin St, #1128, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
127 W. Hargett St., Suite 603, Raleigh, NC 27601
4350 Lassiter at North Hills Ave, Suite 350, Raleigh, NC 27609
555 Fayetteville St, Suite 201, Raleigh, NC 27601
7101 Creedmoor Road, Suite 122, Raleigh, NC 27613
4131 Parklake Ave, Suite 400, Raleigh, NC 27612
2626 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 550, Raleigh, NC 27608
150 Fayetteville Street, Suite 1700, Raleigh, NC 27601
5440 Wade Park Blvd, Suite 300, Raleigh, NC 27607
PO Drawer 1529, Hillsborough, NC 27278
PO Box 266, Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526
300 Parham St, Ste. A, Raleigh, NC 27601
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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