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Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Dawsonville, GA
6185 Crooked Creek Rd NW, Suite H, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092
229 Peachtree St NE, Suite 2505, Atlanta, GA 30303
4153 C Flat Shoals Parkway, Suite 332, Decatur, GA 30034
115 Samaritan Dr, Suite 200, Cumming, GA 30040
1745 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive Southwest, Atlanta, GA 30314
Suite 2540, Tower Place, 3340 Peachtree Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30326
160 Clairemont Avenue Suite 425, PO Box 1324, Decatur, GA 30031
659 Auburn Ave., NE, Suite 137, Atlanta, GA 30312
280 S Atlanta St, Ste 300, Roswell, GA 30075
701 Whitlock Avenue, Suite J43, Marietta, GA 30064
3520 Piedmont Rd NE, Suite 280, Atlanta, GA 30305
3575 Piedmont Rd NE, Tower 15, Suite 1010, Atlanta, GA 30305
1800 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30309
15 Perry St, Newnan, GA 30263
P. O. Box 795, Holly Springs, GA 30142-0795
1111 South Marietta Pkwy SE, Suite 200, Marietta, GA 30060
2897 N. Druid HIlls Rd, Suite 142, Atlanta, GA 30345
30 Perimeter Park Drive, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30341
133 Nassau St NW, Atlanta, GA 30303
100 Peachtree St NW, Suite 2060, Atlanta, GA 30303
500 14th Street, NW, Atlanta, GA 30318
123 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30303
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Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Dawsonville, GA
1875 Old Alabama Road, Suite 510, Roswell, GA 30076
Dawsonville Drug Possession Information
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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