Top Tallapoosa, GA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1800 Peachtree St NW, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30309
2180 Elm St NE, Covington, GA 30014
Park Ridge 85, 2900 Chamblee-Tucker Rd., Bldg. 1, Atlanta, GA 30341
3715 Northside Pkwy NW, Building 100 Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30327
914 Church St, Decatur, GA 30030
1355 Terrell Mill Road SE, BLDG 1480, STE 250, Marietta, GA 30067
1950 Spectrum Circle, Ste 500, Marietta, GA 30067
80 Macon St, McDonough, GA 30253
3227 S Cherokee Ln, STE 1360, Woodstock, GA 30188
3575 Koger Blvd, Suite 215, Duluth, GA 30096
3330 Cumberland Blvd SE, Suite 600, Atlanta, GA 30339
3350 Riverwood Pkwy, Suite 1250, Atlanta, GA 30339
11 Public Square, PO Box 878, Cartersville, GA 30120
150 East Ponce de Leon Avenue, Suite 450, Decatur, GA 30030
2786 North Decatur Road, Suite 245, Decatur, GA 30033
919 Center Street, Conyers, GA 30012
5600 Roswell Rd NW, Suite H200, Atlanta, GA 30342
248 Roswell St, Marietta, GA 30060
409 Creekstone Ridge, Woodstock, GA 30188
1230 W Peachtree St NE, Suite 900, Atlanta, GA 30309
750 Hammond Drive, Building 12, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30328
3455 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA 30326
117 North Erwin Street., Cartersville, GA 30120
14 Lenox Pointe NE, Suite A, Atlanta, GA 30324
511 East Paces Ferry Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30305
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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