Top Madison, GA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
153 Senoia Rd., Peachtree City, GA 30269
2180 Elm St NE, Covington, GA 30014
1220 Langford Drive, Building 200, Suite 101, Watkinsville, GA 30677
4360 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd, Suite 505, Atlanta, GA 30341
1800 Peachtree St NW, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30309
3344 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30326
3575 Koger Blvd, Suite 215, Duluth, GA 30096
5300 Memorial Drive, Suite 130, Stone Mountain, GA 30083
368 W Pike St, Suite 203, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
100 North Point Center E, Suite 125, Alpharetta, GA 30022
845 S Carroll Rd, Suites A & B, Villa Rica, GA 30180
272 West Hancock Avenue, Suite 300A, Athens, GA 30601
115 Samaritan Dr, Suite 200, Cumming, GA 30040
124 North Hill Street, PO Drawer L, Griffin, GA 30223
114 Stone Mountain Street, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
111 West Main Street, PO Box 677, Canton, GA 30114
464 Griffin St., PO Box 388, Zebulon, GA 30295
100 West Cherokee Avenue, PO Box 2650, Cartersville, GA 30120
110 Habersham Drive, Fayetteville, GA 30214
1800 Peachtree Rd NW, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30309
8701 Hospital Drive, Suite B, Douglasville, GA 30134-2265
3520 Piedmont Rd NE, Suite 280, Atlanta, GA 30305
60 Salbide Ave, Newnan, GA 30263
280 S Atlanta St, Ste 300, Roswell, GA 30075
4426 Hugh Howell Rd, Suite B504, Tucker, GA 30084
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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