Top Tallapoosa, GA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
4910 Jonesboro Road, Suite 602, Union City, GA 30291
55 Atlanta St SE, Suite 417, Marietta, GA 30060
4286 Bells Ferry Rd, Kennesaw, GA 30144
75 West Wieuca Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30342
5300 Memorial Drive, Suite 130, Stone Mountain, GA 30083
130 E Main St, Suite 300; Office 327, Canton, GA 30114
225 North Jeff Davis Drive, Fayetteville, GA 30214
247 Washington Ave NE, Marietta, GA 30060
3675 Crestwood Parkway, Suite 400, Duluth, GA 30096
60 Salbide Ave, Newnan, GA 30263
3414 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30326
1050 Crown Pointe Pkwy, Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30338
241 Washington Avenue NE, Marietta, GA 30060
1355 Peachtree St NE, Suite 1125, Atlanta, GA 30309
10 Lenox Pointe, Atlanta, GA 30324
2795 Highway 34 East, Newnan, GA 30265
2030 Main Street, NW, Suite 303, Atlanta, GA 30318
1950 Spectrum Circle, Ste 500, Marietta, GA 30067
229 Peachtree St NE, Suite 2420, Atlanta, GA 30303
315 W. Ponce de Leon Avenue, Suite 321, Decatur, GA 30030
80 Macon St, McDonough, GA 30253
101 Marietta St NW, Suite 3340, Atlanta, GA 30303
1800 Peachtree St NE, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30309
PO Box 427, Mableton, GA 30126
1355 Terrell Mill Road SE, BLDG 1480, STE 250, Marietta, GA 30067
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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