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261 W Crogan St, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
1735 Buford Hwy., Ste. 215-263, Cumming, GA 30041
1201 West Peachtree Street, Suite 2300, Atlanta, GA 30309
3330 Cumberland Boulevard, Suite 500, Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30339
380 Dahlonega Street, Suite 104, Cumming, GA 30040
2295 Parklake Dr NE, Suite 140, Atlanta, GA 30345
1230 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 2350, Atlanta, GA 30309
1 Baltimore Pl NW, Suite 130, Atlanta, GA 30308
912 Holcomb Bridge Rd, Suite 203, Roswell, GA 30076
PO Box 2713, Peachtree City, GA 30269-0713
750 Hammond Drive, Building 12, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30328
1100 Peachtree Street, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30309
101 Marietta Street NW, Suite 3325, Atlanta, GA 30303
201 17th Street NW, Atlantic Station, Suite 1700, Atlanta, GA 30363
1800 Peachtree Street NW, Atlanta, GA 30309
400 Galleria Pkwy SE, Suite 1920, Atlanta, GA 30339
3050 Peachtree Road NW, Suite 355, Atlanta, GA 30305
288 Lawrence Street NE, Marietta, GA 30060
Mansell West Office Park 695, Suite 250-B, Roswell, GA 30076
235 Peachtree St NE, Ste 400, Atlanta, GA 30303
3455 N Desert Dr, Unit 105, Atlanta, GA 30344
1350 Scenic Hwy N, Suite 266, Snellville, GA 30078
1355 Peachtree St NE, Suite 1125, Atlanta, GA 30309
60 Salbide Ave, Newnan, GA 30263
3453 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Rd, Suite A, Suwanee, GA 30024
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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