Top Huntersville, NC Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
301 S McDowell St, Suite 707, Charlotte, NC 28204
6000 Fairview Road, 12th Floor, Charlotte, NC 28210
Hearst Tower, 24th Floor, 214 North Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC 28202
301 S College St, Suite 3500, Charlotte, NC 28202
11215 N Community House Rd, Suite 750, Charlotte, NC 28277
267 W Main Ave, PO Box 655, Gastonia, NC 28052
29 Church Street S., Concord, NC 28025
PO Box 743, Monroe, NC 28111
514 Beatties Ford Road, Charlotte, NC 28216
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Huntersville, NC
101 S Tryon St, Suite 3600, Charlotte, NC 28280
229 Davie Ave, Statesville, NC 28677
6201 Fairview Rd, Suite 200, Charlotte, NC 28210
1120 S Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28280
215 N Main St, Salisbury, NC 28144
210 East Main Street, PO Box 38, Lincolnton, NC 28093
300 S Tryon St, Suite 1800, Charlotte, NC 28202
4601 Park Road, Suite 580, Charlotte, NC 28209
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Huntersville, NC
1201 G Green Oaks Lane, Charlotte, NC 28205
102 E Main Ave, Gastonia, NC 28052
8 Church Street S, Suite 201, Concord, NC 28025
2137 South Blvd, Suite 300, Charlotte, NC 28203
3440 Toringdon Way, Suite 205, Charlotte, NC 28277
212 S Main St, Suite 410, Davidson, NC 28036
105-C E. JEfferson St., Monroe, NC 28112
5500 Executive Center Drive, Suite 223, Charlotte, NC 28212
Huntersville 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