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37 Calumet Pkwy, Newnan, GA 30263
1950 Spectrum Circle, Ste 500, Marietta, GA 30067
315 W. Ponce de Leon Avenue, Suite 321, Decatur, GA 30030
80 Macon St, McDonough, GA 30253
900 Circle 75 Parkway, Suite 1040, Atlanta, GA 30339
1355 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 455, Atlanta, GA 30309
919 Center Street, Conyers, GA 30012
3350 Riverwood Pkwy, 1900, Atlanta, GA 30339
511 East Paces Ferry Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30305
1827 Powers Ferry Road, Bldg. 25-100, Atlanta, GA 30339
100 N Main St, Suite 340, Alpharetta, GA 30009
3175 Shallowford Road, Atlanta, GA 30341
5050 Union Street, Suite 397, Union City, GA 30291
3400 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1011, Atlanta, GA 30326
1440 Dutch Valley Pl NE, Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30324
1800 Peachtree Rd, Suite 335, Atlanta, GA 30309
4751 Best Road, Suite 175, Atlanta, GA 30337
418 Pirkle Ferry Rd, Suite 110, Cumming, GA 30040
1201 West Peachtree Street, Suite 2300, Atlanta, GA 30309
55 Atlanta St SE, Suite 417, Marietta, GA 30060
4910 Jonesboro Road, Suite 602, Union City, GA 30291
260 Peachtree Street Northwest, Suite 2502, Atlanta, GA 30303
75 West Wieuca Road Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30342
44 Broad Street, NW, The Grant Building, Suite 607, Atlanta, GA 30303
1099 Saint Louis Place, Atlanta, GA 30303
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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