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317 S Greene St, Greensboro, NC 27401
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1373 Westgate Center Dr, Suite A, Winston-Salem, NC 27103
701 Green Valley Rd, Suite 310, Greensboro, NC 27408
328 N Spring St, Winston-Salem, NC 27101
380 Knollwood St, Suite 305, Winston-Salem, NC 27103
806 Green Valley Rd, Suite 200, Greensboro, NC 27408
230 N Elm St, Suite 1200, Greensboro, NC 27401
PO Box 460, Mocksville, NC 27028
230 E Salisbury St, Asheboro, NC 27203
100 South Elm Street, Suite 410, Greensboro, NC 27401
910 North Elm St, Greensboro, NC 27401
200 West First Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101
421 N. Edgeworth St., Greensboro, NC 27401
5194 Reidsville Rd, Suite #400, Walkertown, NC 27051
110 John Wesley Way, Greensboro, NC 27401
200 N. Main Street, Graham, NC 27253
936 W 4th St, Suite 206, Winston-Salem, NC 27101
2800 Lawndale Dr, Ste 105, Greensboro, NC 27408
500 East Green Drive, Suite 100, High Point, NC 27261
313 South Greene Street, Suite 302, Greensboro, NC 27401
224 Cherry St S, Suite A, Winston-Salem, NC 27101
624 South Fayetteville St, F-10, Asheboro, NC 27203
100 North Main St, Suite 2300, Winston-Salem, NC 27101
800 Green Valley Rd, Suite 500, Greensboro, NC 27408
380 Knollwood Street, Suite 530, Winston-Salem, NC 27103
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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