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1100 Peachtree St NE, Suite 900, Atlanta, GA 30309
271 17th St NW, Suite 1720, Atlanta, GA 30363
225 North Jeff Davis Drive, Fayetteville, GA 30214
235 Peachtree St NE, Suite 400, Atlanta, GA 30303
191 Peachtree St. NE, Suite 3950, Atlanta, GA 30303
247 Washington Ave NE, Marietta, GA 30060
368 W Pike St, Suite 203, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
160 Clairemont Ave, Suite 645, Decatur, GA 30030
PO Box 481, Loganville, GA 30052
5300 Memorial Drive, Suite 130, Stone Mountain, GA 30083
3675 Crestwood Parkway, Suite 400, Duluth, GA 30096
285 W. Wieuca Rd NE, Unit 4056, Atlanta, GA 30342
133 Nassau St NW, Atlanta, GA 30303
248 Roswell St, Marietta, GA 30060
500 Northwinds Center West, Suite 325, 11625 Rainwater Drive, Alpharetta, GA 30004
114 Stone Mountain Street, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
250 Lawrence Street, Marietta, GA 30060
111 West Main Street, PO Box 677, Canton, GA 30114
124 North Hill Street, PO Drawer L, Griffin, GA 30223
100 West Cherokee Avenue, PO Box 2650, Cartersville, GA 30120
3344 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1950, Atlanta, GA 30326
464 Griffin St., PO Box 388, Zebulon, GA 30295
900 Circle 75 Parkway, Suite 1040, Atlanta, GA 30339
150 S. Perry Street, Suite 203, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
244 Roswell St, Suite 500, Marietta, GA 30060
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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