Top Williamson, GA Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1360 Peachtree St NE, Suite 1201, Atlanta, GA 30309
50 Hurt Plaza, Suite 1640, Atlanta, GA 30303
400 Galleria Pkwy, SE, Ste 1920, Atlanta, GA 30339
215 North McDonough Street, Decatur, GA 30030
205 Norcross St., Roswell, GA 30075
100 North Point Center E, Suite 125, Alpharetta, GA 30022
3350 Riverwood Pkwy, 1900, Atlanta, GA 30339
3530 Habersham at Northlake Rd, Building C, Tucker, GA 30084
3500 Lenox Rd NE, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30326
535 N McDonough St., Decatur, GA 30030
236 Washington Avenue, Marietta, GA 30060
3461 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road, Suite D, Suwanee, GA 30024
4153 C Flat Shoals Parkway, Suite 332, Decatur, GA 30034
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6185 Crooked Creek Rd NW, Suite H, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092
1745 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive Southwest, Atlanta, GA 30314
235 Peachtree St NE, Suite 400, Atlanta, GA 30303
125 E Trinity Pl, Suite 208, Decatur, GA 30030
418 Pirkle Ferry Rd, Ste 104, Cumming, GA 30040
6376 Spalding Dr., Norcross, GA 30092
3520 Piedmont Rd NE, Suite 280, Atlanta, GA 30305
123 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30303
133 Nassau St NW, Atlanta, GA 30303
100 Peachtree St NW, Suite 2060, Atlanta, GA 30303
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1875 Old Alabama Road, Suite 510, Roswell, GA 30076
30 Perimeter Park Drive, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30341
Williamson 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