Top Jackson, GA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
137 W Mill St, Suite B, Jonesboro, GA 30236
5050 Union Street, Suite 397, Union City, GA 30291
1440 Dutch Valley Pl NE, Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30324
3175 Shallowford Road, Atlanta, GA 30341
1800 Peachtree Rd, Suite 335, Atlanta, GA 30309
3400 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1011, Atlanta, GA 30326
418 Pirkle Ferry Rd, Suite 110, Cumming, GA 30040
3330 Cumberland Blvd SE, Suite 600, Atlanta, GA 30339
2786 North Decatur Road, Suite 245, Decatur, GA 30033
55 Atlanta St SE, Suite 417, Marietta, GA 30060
4910 Jonesboro Road, Suite 602, Union City, GA 30291
730 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 570, Atlanta, GA 30308
4330 South Lee Street, Building 400, Suite C, Buford, GA 30515
2024 Beaver Ruin Rd, Norcross, GA 30071
691 John Wesley Dobbs Ave NE, Suite V-138, Atlanta, GA 30312
2230 Towne Lake Parkway, Building 600, Suite 140, Woodstock, GA 30189
248 Roswell St, Marietta, GA 30060
101 Marietta St NW, Suite 3340, Atlanta, GA 30303
5600 Roswell Rd NW, Suite H200, Atlanta, GA 30342
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6185 Crooked Creek Rd NW, Suite H, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092
535 N McDonough St., Decatur, GA 30030
4153 C Flat Shoals Parkway, Suite 332, Decatur, GA 30034
271 17th St NW, Suite 1720, Atlanta, GA 30363
235 Peachtree St NE, Suite 400, Atlanta, GA 30303
3461 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road, Suite D, Suwanee, GA 30024
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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