Top Dawsonville, GA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1800 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30309
770 Kings Way, Atlanta, GA 30327
1560 Warsaw Road, Roswell, GA 30076
500 14th Street, NW, Atlanta, GA 30318
236 Johnson Ferry Road NE, Suite 210, Sandy Springs, GA 30328
400 Galleria Pkwy, SE, Ste 1920, Atlanta, GA 30339
50 Hurt Plaza, Suite 1640, Atlanta, GA 30303
1180 West Peachtree Street, Suite 2450, Atlanta, GA 30309
2400 Herodian Way, Suite 145, Smyrna, GA 30080
3340 Peachtree Road, Tower Place, Suite 2570, Atlanta, GA 30326
1725 Windward Concourse, Suite 150, Alpharetta, GA 30005
950 East Paces Ferry Rd NE, Suite 2450, Atlanta, GA 30326
215 Church Street, Suite 107, PO Box 944, Decatur, GA 30030
1 Baltimore Pl NW, Suite 130, Atlanta, GA 30308
1800 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 430, Atlanta, GA 30309
150 East Ponce de Leon Avenue, Suite 450, Decatur, GA 30030
PO Box 2713, Peachtree City, GA 30269-0713
2296 Henderson Mill Road, Suite 304, Atlanta, GA 30044
2161 Peachtree Road, N.E., Suite 807, Atlanta, GA 30309
1800 W Peachtree St NW, Suite 430, Atlanta, GA 30309
729 Piedmont Ave., N.E., Atlanta, GA 30308
1180 West Peachtree Street, Suite 1800, Atlanta, GA 30309
11 Public Square, PO Box 878, Cartersville, GA 30120
750 Longleaf Blvd, Suite A, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
1100 Peachtree St NE, Suite 900, Atlanta, GA 30309
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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