Top Springfield, GA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
24 Drayton Street, Suite 712, Savannah, GA 31401
302 East Bryan St, Savannah, GA 31401
210 East 31st Street, Savannah, GA 31401
5105 Paulsen Street, Suite 236-C, Savannah, GA 31405
420 West Broughton Street, Savannah, GA 31401
PO Box 11153, Savannah, GA 31412
2008 Whitaker St, Savannah, GA 31401
100 Bull Street, Suite 200, Savannah, GA 31401
100 Bull Street, Suite 200, CM 224, Savannah, GA 31401
801 North Oak St, PO Box 176, Springfield, GA 31329
208 Hall Street, Suite A, Savannah, GA 31401
49 Park of Commerce Way, Suite 101, Savannah, GA 31405
104 W State St, Savannah, GA 31401
33 Bull Street, Suite 510, Savannah, GA 31401
11258 Ford Ave, Suite 11, Richmond Hill, GA 31324
7 East Congress St, Suite 400, Savannah, GA 31401
7 East Congress Street, Suite 1001, Savannah, GA 31401
317 Tattnall St, Savannah, GA 31401
430 Silverwood Centre Drive, Rincon, GA 31326
8 East Liberty Street, Savannah, GA 31401
301 E 37th St, Savannah, GA 31401
4849 Paulsen Street, Suite 201, Savannah, GA 31405
502 East Broughton Street, Savannah, GA 31401
2591 U.S. Highway 17, Suite 203, PO Box 1419, Richmond Hill, GA 31324
14 East State Street, Savannah, GA 31412
Springfield 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