Top Franklin, GA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
3175 Shallowford Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30341
399 Washington Ave NE, Marietta, GA 30060
3355 Lenox Road, Suite 750, Atlanta, GA 30326
1355 Terrell Mill Road SE, BLDG 1480, STE 250, Marietta, GA 30067
3350 Riverwood Pkwy, 1900, Atlanta, GA 30339
50 Hurt Plaza SE, #1250, Atlanta, GA 30303
309 E. Paces Ferry Road NE, 4th Floor, Atlanta, GA 30305
4420 South Lee Street, Suite 211, Buford, GA 30518
3100 Interstate N Cir SE, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30339
4751 Best Road, Suite 175, Atlanta, GA 30337
1827 Powers Ferry Road, Bldg. 25-100, Atlanta, GA 30339
2302 Parklake Dr NE, Suite 615, Atlanta, GA 30345
3330 Cumberland Boulevard, Suite 500, Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30339
326 Roswell Street, Suite 100, Marietta, GA 30060
261 W Crogan St, Suite E, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
1230 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 2350, Atlanta, GA 30309
750 Hammond Drive, Building 12, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30328
2030 Main Street, NW, Suite 303, Atlanta, GA 30318
133 Nassau St NW, Atlanta, GA 30303
100 Peachtree St NW, Suite 2060, Atlanta, GA 30303
1111 South Marietta Pkwy SE, Suite 200, Marietta, GA 30060
2897 N. Druid HIlls Rd, Suite 142, Atlanta, GA 30345
P. O. Box 795, Holly Springs, GA 30142-0795
685 Linwood Ave NE, Suite 200A, Atlanta, GA 30306
125 E Trinity Pl, Suite 208, Decatur, GA 30030
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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