Top Buchanan, GA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
153 Senoia Rd., Peachtree City, GA 30269
1800 Peachtree St NW, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30309
2180 Elm St NE, Covington, GA 30014
5277 Buford Hwy NE, Unit 273, Atlanta, GA 30340
845 S Carroll Rd, Suites A & B, Villa Rica, GA 30180
101 South Hill Street, Griffin, GA 30223
5300 Memorial Drive, Suite 130, Stone Mountain, GA 30083
4330 S Lee St, Building 400 - Suite C, Buford, GA 30518
3675 Crestwood Parkway, Suite 400, Duluth, GA 30096
326 Roswell Street, Suite 100, Marietta, GA 30060
250 Lawrence Street, Marietta, GA 30060
1201 West Peachtree, Suite 1100, Atlanta, GA 30309-3232
3344 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30326
150 S. Perry Street, Suite 203, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
241 Washington Avenue NE, Marietta, GA 30060
3520 Piedmont Rd NE, Suite 280, Atlanta, GA 30305
10 Lenox Pointe, Atlanta, GA 30324
1950 Spectrum Circle, Ste 500, Marietta, GA 30067
280 S Atlanta St, Ste 300, Roswell, GA 30075
315 W. Ponce de Leon Avenue, Suite 321, Decatur, GA 30030
80 Macon St, McDonough, GA 30253
1000 Parkwood Circle SE, Suite 220, Atlanta, GA 30339
1936 North Druid Hills Road Northeast, Suite B, Atlanta, GA 30319
2255 Cumberland Pkwy SE, Suite 500-N Lower Level, Atlanta, GA 30339
191 Peachtree St, Suite 3960, Atlanta, GA 30303
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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