Top Madison, GA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1349 West Peachtree St. NW, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30309
80 Macon St, McDonough, GA 30253
205 Norcross St., Roswell, GA 30075
1950 Spectrum Circle, Ste 500, Marietta, GA 30067
3575 Koger Blvd, Suite 215, Duluth, GA 30096
3530 Habersham at Northlake Rd, Building C, Tucker, GA 30084
3227 S Cherokee Ln, STE 1360, Woodstock, GA 30188
272 West Hancock Avenue, Suite 300A, Athens, GA 30601
114 Stone Mountain Street, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
1050 Crown Pointe Parkway, Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30338
111 West Main Street, PO Box 677, Canton, GA 30114
124 North Hill Street, PO Drawer L, Griffin, GA 30223
1230 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 2350, Atlanta, GA 30309
3344 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1950, Atlanta, GA 30326
1000 Parkwood Circle SE, Suite 220, Atlanta, GA 30339
1936 North Druid Hills Road Northeast, Suite B, Atlanta, GA 30319
900 Circle 75 Parkway, Suite 1040, Atlanta, GA 30339
315 W. Ponce de Leon Avenue, Suite 321, Decatur, GA 30030
2451 Cumberland Parkway, Suite 3649, Atlanta, GA 30339
37 Calumet Pkwy, Newnan, GA 30263
1055 Prince Avenue, Suite #2, Athens, GA 30606
3350 Riverwood Pkwy, 1900, Atlanta, GA 30339
2295 Parklake Dr NE, Suite 525, Atlanta, GA 30345
1411 S Gordon St SW, Atlanta, GA 30310
100 Peachtree Street Northwest, Suite 2060, 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