Top Franklin, GA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
269 Roswell Street, NE, Third Floor, Marietta, GA 30060
101 Marietta St NW, Suite 3340, Atlanta, GA 30303
884 Green Street SW, Conyers, GA 30012
659 Auburn Avenue, Suite 153, Atlanta, GA 30312
1100 Peachtree Street N.E., Suite 950, Atlanta, GA 30309
500 14th Street, NW, Atlanta, GA 30318
3688 Clearview Avenue, Suite 202, Atlanta, GA 30340
924 Cherokee Ave, Monroe, GA 30655
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2200 Fairburn Rd SW, Atlanta, GA 30331
303 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 5300, Atlanta, GA 30308
3355 Lenox Road, Suite 750, Atlanta, GA 30326
102 1/2 South Main Street, Jonesboro, GA 30236
75 West Wieuca Road Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30342
770 Kings Way, Atlanta, GA 30327
44 Broad Street, NW, The Grant Building, Suite 607, Atlanta, GA 30303
2295 Parklake Dr NE, Suite 140, Atlanta, GA 30345
1099 Saint Louis Place, Atlanta, GA 30303
729 Piedmont Ave, Atlanta, GA 30308
117 Luckie St NW, Atlanta, GA 30303
675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Suite 8500, Atlanta, GA 30308
Two Ravinia Dr., Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30346
236 Washington Avenue, Marietta, GA 30060
1331 Spring St NW, Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA 30309
229 Peachtree St NE, Suite 2505, 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