Top Madison, GA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2011 Commerce Drive N, Suite 3405, Peachtree City, GA 30269
5300 Memorial Drive, Suite 130, Stone Mountain, GA 30083
1180 Peachtree St NE, Suite 3350, Atlanta, GA 30309
3675 Crestwood Parkway, Suite 400, Duluth, GA 30096
250 Lawrence Street, Marietta, GA 30060
1180 West Peachtree Street, Suite 1800, Atlanta, GA 30309
1201 West Peachtree, Suite 1100, Atlanta, GA 30309-3232
150 S. Perry Street, Suite 203, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
418 Pirkle Ferry Rd, Ste 104, Cumming, GA 30040
241 Washington Avenue NE, Marietta, GA 30060
153 Senoia Rd., Peachtree City, GA 30269
1220 Langford Drive, Building 200, Suite 101, Watkinsville, GA 30677
845 S Carroll Rd, Suites A & B, Villa Rica, GA 30180
260 Peachtree St, NW Suite 2200, Atlanta, GA 30303
2451 Cumberland Parkway, Suite 3649, Atlanta, GA 30339
315 W. Ponce de Leon Avenue, Suite 321, Decatur, GA 30030
1201 W Peachtree St NW, Suite 2300, Atlanta, GA 30309
151 West Main Street, Suite 203, Canton, GA 30114
1190 Buckhead Crossing, Suite D, Woodstock, GA 30189
2255 Cumberland Pkwy SE, Suite 500-N Lower Level, Atlanta, GA 30339
191 Peachtree St, Suite 3960, Atlanta, GA 30303
360 West Main st, Canton, GA 30114
1000 Parkwood Circle SE, Suite 220, Atlanta, GA 30339
1936 North Druid Hills Road Northeast, Suite B, Atlanta, GA 30319
1770 Indian Trial Lilburn Road, Suite 350, Norcross, GA 30093
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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