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261 West Crogan Street, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
PO Box 2713, Peachtree City, GA 30269-0713
326 Roswell Street, Suite 100, Marietta, GA 30060
261 W Crogan St, Suite E, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
750 Hammond Drive, Building 12, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30328
399 Washington Ave NE, Marietta, GA 30060
1 Baltimore Pl NW, Suite 130, Atlanta, GA 30308
912 Holcomb Bridge Rd, Suite 203, Roswell, GA 30076
1560 Warsaw Road, Roswell, GA 30076
701 Whitlock Avenue, Suite J43, Marietta, GA 30064
125 E Trinity Pl, Suite 208, Decatur, GA 30030
100 Peachtree St NW, Suite 2060, Atlanta, GA 30303
2897 N. Druid HIlls Rd, Suite 142, Atlanta, GA 30345
6376 Spalding Dr., Norcross, GA 30092
1111 South Marietta Pkwy SE, Suite 200, Marietta, GA 30060
577 E Main St, Canton, GA 30114
685 Linwood Ave NE, Suite 200A, Atlanta, GA 30306
133 Nassau St NW, Atlanta, GA 30303
P. O. Box 795, Holly Springs, GA 30142-0795
269 Roswell Street, NE, Third Floor, Marietta, GA 30060
Park Ridge 85, 2900 Chamblee-Tucker Rd., Bldg. 1, Atlanta, GA 30341
914 Church St, Decatur, GA 30030
3715 Northside Pkwy NW, Building 100 Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30327
1675 Lower Roswell Rd, Marietta, GA 30068
45 Spring Street, Newnan, GA 30263
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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