Top Madison, GA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
3675 Crestwood Parkway, Suite 400, Duluth, GA 30096
303 Elizabeth Street, NE, Atlanta, GA 30307
49 Green St, Marietta, GA 30060
248 Roswell St, Marietta, GA 30060
101 Marietta St NW, Suite 3340, Atlanta, GA 30303
3340 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 2900, Atlanta, GA 30326
2405 West Broad Street, Suite 250, PO Box 627, Athens, GA 30603
229 Peachtree St NE, Suite 2500, Atlanta, GA 30303
150 S. Perry Street, Suite 203, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
1551 Jennings Mill Rd., Suite 2800C, Watkinsville, GA 30677
160 East Washington Street, Athens, GA 30601
230 Peachtree Street, N.W., Suite 2400, Atlanta, GA 30303-1557
244 Roswell St, Suite 500, Marietta, GA 30060
3500 Lenox Road, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30326
Two Decatur TownCenter, Suite 420, 125 Clairmont Avenue, Decatur, GA 30030
191 Peachtree St. NE, Suite 3950, Atlanta, GA 30303
830 Glenwood Ave SE, Suite 510-203, Atlanta, GA 30316
288 Highway 314, Suite B2, Fayetteville, GA 30214
8565 Dunwoody Pl, Suite A, Atlanta, GA 30350
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1875 Old Alabama Road, Suite 510, Roswell, GA 30076
303 Peachtree St NE, Suite 5100, Atlanta, GA 30308
1115 Zebulon Road, Griffin, GA 30224
399 Washington Ave NE, Marietta, GA 30060
133 Nassau St NW, Atlanta, GA 30303
285 W. Wieuca Rd NE, Unit 4056, Atlanta, GA 30342
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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