Top Manchester, GA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
8701 Hospital Drive, Suite B, Douglasville, GA 30134-2265
260 Constitution Blvd, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
770 Kings Way, Atlanta, GA 30327
261 West Crogan Street, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
117 Luckie St NW, Atlanta, GA 30303
1 Baltimore Pl NW, Suite 130, Atlanta, GA 30308
912 Holcomb Bridge Rd, Suite 203, Roswell, GA 30076
150 East Ponce de Leon Avenue, Suite 450, Decatur, GA 30030
80 Macon St, McDonough, GA 30253
1117 Perimeter Center West, Suite W-501, Atlanta, GA 30338
1950 Spectrum Circle, Ste 500, Marietta, GA 30067
315 W. Ponce de Leon Avenue, Suite 321, Decatur, GA 30030
1355 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 455, Atlanta, GA 30309
1000 Parkwood Circle SE, Suite 220, Atlanta, GA 30339
201 17th Street NW, Atlantic Station, Suite 1700, Atlanta, GA 30363
3050 Peachtree Road NW, Suite 355, Atlanta, GA 30305
2719 Buford Highway NE, Atlanta, GA 30324
1936 North Druid Hills Road Northeast, Suite B, Atlanta, GA 30319
309 E. Paces Ferry Road NE, 4th Floor, Atlanta, GA 30305
730 Peachtree Street, Suite 1055, Atlanta, GA 30308
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1875 Old Alabama Road, Suite 510, Roswell, GA 30076
3715 Northside Pkwy NW, Building 100 Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30327
919 Center Street, Conyers, GA 30012
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1675 Lower Roswell Rd, Marietta, GA 30068
Manchester Drug Possession Information
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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