Top Madison, GA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2405 West Broad Street, Suite 250, PO Box 627, Athens, GA 30603
215 North McDonough Street, Decatur, GA 30030
2302 Parklake Dr NE, Suite 615, Atlanta, GA 30345
101 South Hill Street, Griffin, GA 30223
2030 Main Street, NW, Suite 303, Atlanta, GA 30318
3530 Habersham at Northlake Rd, Building C, Tucker, GA 30084
1355 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 455, Atlanta, GA 30309
1145 Hightower Trail, Atlanta, GA 30350
3500 Lenox Rd NE, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30326
830 Glenwood Ave SE, Suite 510-203, Atlanta, GA 30316
3461 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road, Suite D, Suwanee, GA 30024
4153 C Flat Shoals Parkway, Suite 332, Decatur, GA 30034
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6185 Crooked Creek Rd NW, Suite H, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092
133 Nassau St NW, Atlanta, GA 30303
919 Center Street, Conyers, GA 30012
125 Townpark Dr, Suite 300, Kennesaw, GA 30144
535 N McDonough St., Decatur, GA 30030
1230 Peachtree St NE, Promenade Tower, 21st Floor, Atlanta, GA 30309
399 Washington Ave NE, Marietta, GA 30060
235 Peachtree Street, NE, Suite 400, Atlanta, GA 30303
37 Calumet Pkwy, Newnan, GA 30263
659 Auburn Ave., NE, Suite 137, Atlanta, GA 30312
1360 Peachtree St NE, Suite 1201, Atlanta, GA 30309
50 Hurt Plaza SE, #1250, Atlanta, GA 30303
30 Perimeter Park Drive, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30341
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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