Top Madison, GA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
4420 South Lee Street, Suite 211, Buford, GA 30518
49 Green St, Marietta, GA 30060
1230 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 2350, Atlanta, GA 30309
3175 Shallowford Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30341
101 South Hill Street, Griffin, GA 30223
102 1/2 South Main Street, Jonesboro, GA 30236
205 Norcross St., Roswell, GA 30075
3530 Habersham at Northlake Rd, Building C, Tucker, GA 30084
Two Ravinia Dr., Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30346
3500 Lenox Rd NE, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30326
3344 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1950, Atlanta, GA 30326
900 Circle 75 Parkway, Suite 1040, Atlanta, GA 30339
37 Calumet Pkwy, Newnan, GA 30263
3715 Northside Parkway, Building 300, Suite 650, Atlanta, GA 30327
3344 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30326
260 Peachtree St NW, Suite 2200, Atlanta, GA 30303
1355 Peachtree St NE, Suite 1125, Atlanta, GA 30309
3350 Riverwood Pkwy, 1900, Atlanta, GA 30339
1 Baltimore Pl NW, Suite 130, Atlanta, GA 30308
912 Holcomb Bridge Rd, Suite 203, Roswell, GA 30076
PO Box 2713, Peachtree City, GA 30269-0713
4751 Best Road, Suite 175, Atlanta, GA 30337
1827 Powers Ferry Road, Bldg. 25-100, Atlanta, GA 30339
309 E. Paces Ferry Road NE, 4th Floor, Atlanta, GA 30305
1050 Crown Pointe Parkway, Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30338
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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