Top Buchanan, GA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1745 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive Southwest, Atlanta, GA 30314
8701 Hospital Drive, Suite B, Douglasville, GA 30134-2265
4330 S Lee St, Building 400 - Suite C, Buford, GA 30518
115 Samaritan Dr, Suite 200, Cumming, GA 30040
241 Washington Avenue NE, Marietta, GA 30060
153 Senoia Rd., Peachtree City, GA 30269
280 S Atlanta St, Ste 300, Roswell, GA 30075
3575 Piedmont Rd NE, Tower 15, Suite 1010, Atlanta, GA 30305
15 Perry St, Newnan, GA 30263
3520 Piedmont Rd NE, Suite 280, Atlanta, GA 30305
10 Lenox Pointe, Atlanta, GA 30324
50 Hurt Plaza SE, #1250, Atlanta, GA 30303
1800 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30309
310 B Newnan Street, Carrollton, GA 30117
500 14th Street, NW, Atlanta, GA 30318
3455 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30326
One Atlantic Center, Ste 2800, 1201 W. Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA 30309-3450
1180 West Peachtree Street, Suite 2450, Atlanta, GA 30309
675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, #223, Atlanta, GA 30308
36 Ayers Ave NE, Marietta, GA 30060
1180 Peachtree St NE, Suite 3350, Atlanta, GA 30309
5277 Buford Hwy NE, Unit 273, Atlanta, GA 30340
845 S Carroll Rd, Suites A & B, Villa Rica, GA 30180
291 Jarvis St, Canton, GA 30114
236 Johnson Ferry Road NE, Suite 210, Sandy Springs, GA 30328
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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