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1770 Indian Trial Lilburn Road, Suite 350, Norcross, GA 30093
1640 Powers Ferry Rd, Building 11, Suite 200, Marietta, GA 30067
1201 Peachtree Street, N.E., 400 Colony Square, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30361
291 Jarvis St, Canton, GA 30114
191 Roswell St NE, Marietta, GA 30060
1800 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30309
8701 Hospital Drive, Suite B, Douglasville, GA 30134-2265
3344 Peachtree Road, N.E., Suite 2400, Atlanta, GA 30326
3151 Maple Drive, NE, Atlanta, GA 30305
191 Peachtree Street, N.E., Suite 2900, Atlanta, GA 30303-1775
1100 Peachtree Street, NE, Suite 2800, Atlanta, GA 30309
1230 Peachtree Street NE, Promenade, Suite 2100, Atlanta, GA 30309-7649
3330 Cumberland Blvd SE, Suite 600, Atlanta, GA 30339
113 Glynn St S, Fayetteville, GA 30214
2786 North Decatur Road, Suite 245, Decatur, GA 30033
2030 Main Street, NW, Suite 303, Atlanta, GA 30318
2719 Buford Highway NE, Atlanta, GA 30324
1201 Peachtreet Street NE, Suite 1100, Atlanta, GA 30361
8565 Dunwoody Pl, Suite A, Atlanta, GA 30350
244 Roswell St, Suite 500, Marietta, GA 30060
1349 West Peachtree St. NW, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30309
3333 Piedmont Rd NE, Suite 2500, Atlanta, GA 30305
4330 S Lee St, Building 400 - Suite C, Buford, GA 30518
1117 Perimeter Center West, Suite W-501, Atlanta, GA 30338
1355 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 455, Atlanta, GA 30309
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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