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151 West Main Street, Suite 203, Canton, GA 30114
285 W. Wieuca Rd NE, Unit 4056, Atlanta, GA 30342
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133 Nassau St NW, Atlanta, GA 30303
1190 Buckhead Crossing, Suite D, Woodstock, GA 30189
309 E. Paces Ferry Road NE, 4th Floor, Atlanta, GA 30305
912 Holcomb Bridge Rd, Suite 203, Roswell, GA 30076
2302 Parklake Dr NE, Suite 615, Atlanta, GA 30345
1770 Indian Trial Lilburn Road, Suite 350, Norcross, GA 30093
540 Lake Center Parkway, Suite 204, Cumming, GA 30040
3575 Koger Blvd, Suite 215, Duluth, GA 30096
15800 Birmingham Hwy, Suite 601, Milton, GA 30004
111 West Main Street, PO Box 677, Canton, GA 30114
114 Stone Mountain Street, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
100 West Cherokee Avenue, PO Box 2650, Cartersville, GA 30120
124 North Hill Street, PO Drawer L, Griffin, GA 30223
3344 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1950, Atlanta, GA 30326
1640 Powers Ferry Rd, Building 11, Suite 200, Marietta, GA 30067
464 Griffin St., PO Box 388, Zebulon, GA 30295
900 Circle 75 Parkway, Suite 1040, Atlanta, GA 30339
2230 Towne Lake Parkway, Building 600, Suite 140, Woodstock, GA 30189
3630 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 550, Atlanta, GA 30326
1 Baltimore Pl NW, Suite 130, Atlanta, GA 30308
PO Box 2713, Peachtree City, GA 30269-0713
3355 Lenox Road, Suite 750, Atlanta, GA 30326
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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