Top Buchanan, GA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
3175 Shallowford Road, Atlanta, GA 30341
418 Pirkle Ferry Rd, Suite 110, Cumming, GA 30040
1800 Peachtree Rd, Suite 335, Atlanta, GA 30309
1440 Dutch Valley Pl NE, Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30324
One Atlantic Center, Ste 2800, 1201 W. Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA 30309-3450
225 North Jeff Davis Drive, Fayetteville, GA 30214
1180 Peachtree St NE, Suite 3350, Atlanta, GA 30309
247 Washington Ave NE, Marietta, GA 30060
3330 Cumberland Blvd SE, Suite 600, Atlanta, GA 30339
2786 North Decatur Road, Suite 245, Decatur, GA 30033
2230 Towne Lake Parkway, Building 600, Suite 140, Woodstock, GA 30189
3333 Piedmont Rd NE, Suite 2500, Atlanta, GA 30305
730 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 570, Atlanta, GA 30308
1349 West Peachtree St. NW, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30309
2024 Beaver Ruin Rd, Norcross, GA 30071
4330 South Lee Street, Building 400, Suite C, Buford, GA 30515
4330 S Lee St, Building 400 - Suite C, Buford, GA 30518
248 Roswell St, Marietta, GA 30060
1800 Peachtree Rd NW, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30309
110 Habersham Drive, Fayetteville, GA 30214
303 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 5300, Atlanta, GA 30308
3344 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1950, Atlanta, GA 30326
900 Circle 75 Parkway, Suite 1040, Atlanta, GA 30339
3355 Lenox Road, Suite 750, Atlanta, GA 30326
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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