Top Madison, GA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
4350 S. Lee Street, Buford, GA 30518
3391 Peachtree Road, NE, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30326
2255 Cumberland Pkwy SE, Suite 500-N Lower Level, Atlanta, GA 30339
3355 Lenox Road, Suite 750, Atlanta, GA 30326
303 Peachtree St NE, Suite 5100, Atlanta, GA 30308
3100 Interstate N Cir SE, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30339
3330 Cumberland Blvd SE, Suite 600, Atlanta, GA 30339
2786 North Decatur Road, Suite 245, Decatur, GA 30033
3333 Piedmont Rd NE, Suite 2500, Atlanta, GA 30305
1349 West Peachtree St. NW, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30309
3575 Koger Blvd, Suite 215, Duluth, GA 30096
303 Elizabeth Street, NE, Atlanta, GA 30307
49 Green St, Marietta, GA 30060
3500 Lenox Rd, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30326
3330 Cumberland Boulevard, Suite 500, Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30339
301 Washington Ave NE, Marietta, GA 30060
999 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1600, Atlanta, GA 30309
The Promenade, Suite 400, 1230 Peachtree Street, NE, Atlanta, GA 30309
260 Peachtree St NW, Suite 2200, Atlanta, GA 30303
1075 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 1700, Atlanta, GA 30309
2200 Century Pkwy NE, Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30345
304 East Washington Street, Athens, GA 30601
511 East Paces Ferry Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30305
691 John Wesley Dobbs Ave NE, Suite V-138, Atlanta, GA 30312
750 Hammond Drive, Building 12, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30328
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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