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305 N Main St, Salisbury, NC 28144
10735 David Taylor Drive, Suite 200, Charlotte, NC 28262
1942 E 7th St, Suite 360, Charlotte, NC 28204
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267 W Main Ave, PO Box 655, Gastonia, NC 28052
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725 East Trade Street, Suite 120, Charlotte, NC 28202
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122 N. McDowell St., Charlotte, NC 28204
20509 North Main Street, Cornelius, NC 28031
300 S Tryon St, Suite 1800, Charlotte, NC 28202
3120 Latrobe Dr, Suite 160, Charlotte, NC 28211
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340 West Morgan Street, Monroe, NC 28112
300 South Tryon Street, 16th Floor, Charlotte, NC 28202-1078
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Mount Pleasant 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