Top Wesley Chapel, NC Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
6201 Fairview Rd, Suite 200, Charlotte, NC 28210
514 Beatties Ford Road, Charlotte, NC 28216
529 W Summit Ave, Suite 1B, Charlotte, NC 28203
715 East Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28203
110 E Jefferson St., Monroe, NC 28112
One Wells Fargo Center, Suite 2100, 301 South College Street, Charlotte, NC 28202
4064 Colony Road, Suite 315, Charlotte, NC 28211
301 S McDowell St, Suite 707, Charlotte, NC 28204
130 N. McDowell Street, Suite C, Charlotte, NC 28204
112 S. Tryon Street, Suite 720, Charlotte, NC 28202
212 North McDowell Street, Suite 208, Charlotte, NC 28204
3440 Toringdon Way, Suite 205, Charlotte, NC 28277
212 S Main St, Suite 410, Davidson, NC 28036
300 S Tryon St, Suite 800, Charlotte, NC 28202
650 S Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28202
620 S Tyron St, Suite 375, Charlotte, NC 28202
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301 E Park Ave, Charlotte, NC 28203
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101 S Tryon St, Suite 3600, Charlotte, NC 28280
11215 N Community House Rd, Suite 750, Charlotte, NC 28277
Hearst Tower, 24th Floor, 214 North Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC 28202
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210 East Main Street, PO Box 38, Lincolnton, NC 28093
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Wesley Chapel 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