Top Tallapoosa, GA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1230 Peachtree St NE, Promenade Tower, 21st Floor, Atlanta, GA 30309
1745 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive NW, Atlanta, GA 30314
351-A Dahlonega Street, Cumming, GA 30040
160 Clairemont Avenue Suite 425, PO Box 1324, Decatur, GA 30031
659 Auburn Ave., NE, Suite 137, Atlanta, GA 30312
1108 Conyers Street SW, Suite 2W, Covington, GA 30014
1050 Crown Pointe Parkway, Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30338
100 N Main St, Suite 340, Alpharetta, GA 30009
205 Norcross St., Roswell, GA 30075
1230 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 2350, Atlanta, GA 30309
1735 Buford Hwy., Ste. 215-263, Cumming, GA 30041
4420 South Lee Street, Suite 211, Buford, GA 30518
280 S Atlanta St, Ste 300, Roswell, GA 30075
3175 Shallowford Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30341
102 1/2 South Main Street, Jonesboro, GA 30236
770 Kings Way, Atlanta, GA 30327
729 Piedmont Ave, Atlanta, GA 30308
Two Ravinia Dr., Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30346
130 E Main St, Suite 300; Office 327, Canton, GA 30114
117 Luckie St NW, Atlanta, GA 30303
110 Evans Mill Drive, Suite 402, Dallas, GA 30157
236 Washington Avenue, Marietta, GA 30060
229 Peachtree St NE, Suite 2505, Atlanta, GA 30303
261 West Crogan Street, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
8701 Hospital Drive, Suite B, Douglasville, GA 30134-2265
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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