Top Raleigh, NC Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
103 Candlewood Road, PO Box 8228, Rocky Mount, NC 27804-1228
100 Europa Drive, Suite 351, Chapel Hill, NC 27517
3801 Lake Boone Trail, Suite 260, Raleigh, NC 27607
1110 Wake Forest Rd, PO Box 25397, Raleigh, NC 27611-5397
3015 Carrington Mill Boulevard, Suite 450, Morrisville, NC 27560
2235 Gateway Access Point, Suite 220, Raleigh, NC 27607
312 West Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC 27516
555 Fayetteville St, Suite 201, Raleigh, NC 27601
101 North Church Street, P.O. Drawer 708, Louisburg, NC 27549
PO Box 940, Spring Hope, NC 27882
2818 Chapel Hill road, Suite B, Durham, NC 27707
PO Box 2663, Chapel Hill, NC 27515
5 W Hargett St, Suite 200, Raleigh, NC 27601
2205 Summer Elms Court, Raleigh, NC 27614
3917 University Dr, Suite 250, Durham, NC 27707
3202 Sunset Ave, Suite A, Rocky Mount, NC 27804
207 Swordgate Dr, Cary, NC 27513
PO Box 226, Raleigh, NC 27602
PO Box 52551, Durham, NC 27717
418 Elm Street, Raleigh, NC 27604-1932
3509 Haworth Dr, Suite 207, Raleigh, NC 27609
4505 Emperor Blvd, Suite 250, Durham, NC 27703
210 N. Columbia Stret, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
7920 ACC Blvd, Suite 210-B, Raleigh, NC 27617
5 West Hargett Street, Suite 1100, PO Box 2372, Raleigh, NC 27602
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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