Top Atlanta, GA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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4056 Wetherburn Way NW, Suite 3, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092
The Carnell Law Firm, LLC has years of experience helping clients with their Drug Possession needs in Atlanta, Georgia.
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215 North McDonough Street, Decatur, GA 30030
Clients needing legal solutions for Drug Possession can connect with The Maloof Law Firm, a local Georgia practice.
21 Lee Street, Jonesboro, GA 30236
The Frey Law Firm has experience helping clients with their Drug Possession needs in Atlanta, Georgia.
50 Hurt Plaza, The Hurt Building, Suite 1145, Atlanta, GA 30303
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Law Offices of David N. Ghazi has experience helping clients with their Drug Possession needs in Atlanta, Georgia.
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123 Church Street NE, Suite 220, Marietta, GA 30060
David West & Associates has experience helping clients with their Drug Possession needs in Atlanta, Georgia.
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1230 Peachtree St. NE, Suite 1700, Atlanta, GA 30309
1180 Peachtree Street, NE, Suite 1600, Atlanta, GA 30309-3521
1230 Peachtree St NE, Suite 1900, Atlanta, GA 30309
1100 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30309
511 East Paces Ferry Road, N.E., Atlanta, GA 30305
310 Tanner Street, Carrollton, GA 30117
170 Anderson St. SE, Marietta, GA 30060
365 Northridge Rd, Suite 230, Atlanta, GA 30350
1735 Pennsylvania Avenue, McDonough, GA 30253
750 Hammond Dr, Building 15; Suite 350, Atlanta, GA 30328
315 West Ponce De Leon Avenue, Suite 400, Decatur, GA 30030
3546 Habersham at Northlake Rd, Tucker, GA 30084
480 John Wesley Dobbs Ave NE, Unit 190, Atlanta, GA 30312
6474 Georgia Highway 400, Cumming, GA 30028
353 Dahlonega Street, Cumming, GA 30040
3348 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA 30326
Building F, 309 Pirkle Ferry Road, Cumming, GA 30040
1800 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30309
950 The Lenox Building, 3399 Peachtree Road, Atlanta, GA 30326-1120
1170 Peachtree Street, NE, Suite 2400, Atlanta, GA 30309-7676
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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 Georgia 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