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Mansell West Office Park 695, Suite 250-B, Roswell, GA 30076
130 E Main St, Suite 300; Office 327, Canton, GA 30114
303 Elizabeth Street, NE, Atlanta, GA 30307
49 Green St, Marietta, GA 30060
60 Salbide Ave, Newnan, GA 30263
1100 Peachtree St NE, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30309
4426 Hugh Howell Rd, Suite B504, Tucker, GA 30084
2795 Highway 34 East, Newnan, GA 30265
260 Peachtree St NW, Suite 2200, Atlanta, GA 30303
75 West Wieuca Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30342
1520 Senoia Rd, Suite C, Tyrone, GA 30290
PO Box 1253, Holly Springs, GA 30142
234 Luckie St, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
101 Marietta Street, Suite 3650, Atlanta, GA 30303
2300 Henderson Mill Road NE, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30345
1100 Spring St NW, Suite 755, Atlanta, GA 30309
2786 N. Decatur Road, Suite 245, Decatur, GA 30033
511 East Paces Ferry Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30305
301 Washington Ave NE, Marietta, GA 30060
288 Highway 314, Suite B2, Fayetteville, GA 30214
2200 Century Pkwy NE, Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30345
200 Ashford Center North, Suite 350, Atlanta, GA 30338
1201 W Peachtree St, Suite 2300, Atlanta, GA 30309
3500 Lenox Rd, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30326
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