Top Manchester, GA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1000 Parkwood Circle SE, Suite 220, Atlanta, GA 30339
2300 Henderson Mill Road NE, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30345
301 Washington Ave NE, Marietta, GA 30060
4426 Hugh Howell Rd, Suite B504, Tucker, GA 30084
229 Peachtree St NE, Suite 2420, Atlanta, GA 30303
1936 North Druid Hills Road Northeast, Suite B, Atlanta, GA 30319
315 W. Ponce de Leon Avenue, Suite 321, Decatur, GA 30030
675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, #223, Atlanta, GA 30308
830 Glenwood Ave SE, Suite 510-203, Atlanta, GA 30316
247 Washington Ave NE, Marietta, GA 30060
225 North Jeff Davis Drive, Fayetteville, GA 30214
PO Box 427, Mableton, GA 30126
36 Ayers Ave NE, Marietta, GA 30060
1355 Terrell Mill Road SE, BLDG 1480, STE 250, Marietta, GA 30067
4751 Best Road, Suite 175, Atlanta, GA 30337
326 Roswell Street, Suite 100, Marietta, GA 30060
1827 Powers Ferry Road, Bldg. 25-100, Atlanta, GA 30339
1745 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive NW, Atlanta, GA 30314
351-A Dahlonega Street, Cumming, GA 30040
1050 Crown Pointe Parkway, Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30338
235 Peachtree Street, NE, Suite 400, Atlanta, GA 30303
1230 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 2350, Atlanta, GA 30309
1360 Peachtree St NE, Suite 1201, Atlanta, GA 30309
215 North McDonough Street, Decatur, GA 30030
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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