Top Matthews, NC Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
300 S Tryon St, Suite 1800, Charlotte, NC 28202
1120 S Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28280
101 N. McDowell St, Suite 200A, Charlotte, NC 28204
340 West Morgan Street, Monroe, NC 28112
One Wells Fargo Center, 301 South College Street, 23rd Floor, Charlotte, NC 28202
3120 Latrobe Dr, Suite 160, Charlotte, NC 28211
227 West Trade Street, Suite 2300, Charlotte, NC 28202
725 E Trade St, Ste 215, Charlotte, NC 28202
650 S Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28202
201 N Tryon St, Suite 1400, Charlotte, NC 28202
101 S. Tryon Street, Suite 2700, Charlotte, NC 28280
225 East Worthington Avenue, Suite 200, Charlotte, NC 28203
One Wells Fargo Center, Suite 2900, 301 South College Street, Charlotte, NC 28202
101 North McDowell Street, Suite 222, Charlotte, NC 28204
2333 Randolph Rd, Suite 100, Charlotte, NC 28207
PO Box 1776, Statesville, NC 28687
300 South Tryon Street, 16th Floor, Charlotte, NC 28202-1078
817 East Trade Street, Charlotte, NC 28202
215 N Main St, Salisbury, NC 28144
210 East Main Street, PO Box 38, Lincolnton, NC 28093
1701 South Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28203
301 S McDowell St, Ste. 900, Charlotte, NC 28204
516 South New Hope Road, PO Box 2636, Gastonia, NC 28053
505 N. Church Street, Charlotte, NC 28202
227 West Trade Street, Suite 1800, Charlotte, NC 28202
Matthews 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