Top Wake Forest, NC Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
3801 Lake Boone Trail, Suite 260, Raleigh, NC 27607
555 Fayetteville Street, Suite 1100, Raleigh, NC 27601
5 W Hargett St, Suite 200, Raleigh, NC 27601
1110 Wake Forest Rd, PO Box 25397, Raleigh, NC 27611-5397
150 Fayetteville St, Suite 300, Raleigh, NC 27601
501 Fayetteville St, Suite 500, Raleigh, NC 27601
1951 Clark Ave, Raleigh, NC 27605
100 Europa Drive, Suite 351, Chapel Hill, NC 27517
434 Fayetteville St, Suite 1640, Raleigh, NC 27601
5540 Centerview Dr, Ste 200, Raleigh, NC 27606
3015 Carrington Mill Boulevard, Suite 450, Morrisville, NC 27560
4819 Emperor Blvd, Suite 400, Durham, NC 27703
4350 Lassiter at North Hills Ave, Suite 350, Raleigh, NC 27609
8414 Falls of Neuse Road, Suite 206, Raleigh, NC 27615
301 Fayetteville Street, Suite 1700, Raleigh, NC 27601
701 E Chatham St, Suite 209, Cary, NC 27511
Wake Forest 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