Top Barnesville, GA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1800 W Peachtree St NW, Suite 430, Atlanta, GA 30309
200 Ashford Center North, Suite 350, Atlanta, GA 30338
1355 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 455, Atlanta, GA 30309
1201 W Peachtree St, Suite 2300, Atlanta, GA 30309
2180 Elm St NE, Covington, GA 30014
1800 Peachtree St NW, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30309
2230 Towne Lake Parkway, Building 600, Suite 140, Woodstock, GA 30189
691 John Wesley Dobbs Ave NE, Suite V-138, Atlanta, GA 30312
730 Peachtree Street, Suite 1055, Atlanta, GA 30308
4360 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd, Suite 505, Atlanta, GA 30341
191 Roswell St NE, Marietta, GA 30060
919 Center Street, Conyers, GA 30012
153 Senoia Rd., Peachtree City, GA 30269
845 S Carroll Rd, Suites A & B, Villa Rica, GA 30180
1201 Peachtreet Street NE, Suite 1100, Atlanta, GA 30361
100 West Cherokee Avenue, PO Box 2650, Cartersville, GA 30120
101 South Hill Street, Griffin, GA 30223
124 North Hill Street, PO Drawer L, Griffin, GA 30223
4330 S Lee St, Building 400 - Suite C, Buford, GA 30518
2008 East View Parkway, Suite 100, Conyers, GA 30013
464 Griffin St., PO Box 388, Zebulon, GA 30295
5300 Memorial Drive, Suite 130, Stone Mountain, GA 30083
100 North Point Center E, Suite 125, Alpharetta, GA 30022
114 Stone Mountain Street, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
111 West Main Street, PO Box 677, Canton, GA 30114
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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