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2795 Highway 34 East, Newnan, GA 30265
288 Highway 314, Suite B2, Fayetteville, GA 30214
75 West Wieuca Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30342
PO Box 1253, Holly Springs, GA 30142
247 Washington Ave NE, Marietta, GA 30060
1520 Senoia Rd, Suite C, Tyrone, GA 30290
234 Luckie St, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
8565 Dunwoody Pl, Suite A, Atlanta, GA 30350
6376 Spalding Dr., Norcross, GA 30092
577 E Main St, Canton, GA 30114
125 E Trinity Pl, Suite 208, Decatur, GA 30030
PO Box 481, Loganville, GA 30052
225 North Jeff Davis Drive, Fayetteville, GA 30214
291 Jarvis St, Canton, GA 30114
4286 Bells Ferry Rd, Kennesaw, GA 30144
269 Roswell Street, NE, Third Floor, Marietta, GA 30060
1115 Zebulon Road, Griffin, GA 30224
380 Dahlonega Street, Suite 104, Cumming, GA 30040
6465 East Johns Crossing, Suite 400, Johns Creek, GA 30097
1770 Indian Trial Lilburn Road, Suite 350, Norcross, GA 30093
2030 Main Street, NW, Suite 303, Atlanta, GA 30318
1640 Powers Ferry Rd, Building 11, Suite 200, Marietta, GA 30067
150 S. Perry Street, Suite 203, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
303 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 5300, Atlanta, GA 30308
900 Circle 75 Parkway, Suite 1040, Atlanta, GA 30339
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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