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Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Ball Ground, GA
3414 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30326
101 Marietta St NW, Suite 3340, Atlanta, GA 30303
3688 Clearview Avenue, Suite 202, Atlanta, GA 30340
659 Auburn Ave NE, Suite 153, Atlanta, GA 30312
257 Lawrence St NE, #373, Marietta, GA 30060
140 Mark Whitfield St, Suite A, Jasper, GA 30143
659 Auburn Avenue, Suite 153, Atlanta, GA 30312
884 Green Street SW, Conyers, GA 30012
2011 Commerce Drive N, Suite 3405, Peachtree City, GA 30269
1230 Peachtree Street NE, Promenade, Suite 2100, Atlanta, GA 30309-7649
1201 Peachtree Street, N.E., 400 Colony Square, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30361
2030 Main Street, NW, Suite 303, Atlanta, GA 30318
201 17th Street NW, Atlantic Station, Suite 1700, Atlanta, GA 30363
260 Constitution Blvd, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
3050 Peachtree Road NW, Suite 355, Atlanta, GA 30305
1117 Perimeter Center West, Suite W-501, Atlanta, GA 30338
11 Public Square, PO Box 878, Cartersville, GA 30120
1360 Peachtree Street N.E., Suite 910, Atlanta, GA 30309
PO Box 481, Loganville, GA 30052
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Ball Ground, GA
1875 Old Alabama Road, Suite 510, Roswell, GA 30076
191 Peachtree St. NE, Suite 3950, Atlanta, GA 30303
3500 Lenox Rd NE, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30326
160 Clairemont Ave, Suite 645, Decatur, GA 30030
4360 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd, Suite 505, Atlanta, GA 30341
285 W. Wieuca Rd NE, Unit 4056, Atlanta, GA 30342
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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