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2024 Beaver Ruin Rd, Norcross, GA 30071
730 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 570, Atlanta, GA 30308
3333 Piedmont Rd NE, Suite 2500, Atlanta, GA 30305
1349 West Peachtree St. NW, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30309
2786 North Decatur Road, Suite 245, Decatur, GA 30033
3330 Cumberland Blvd SE, Suite 600, Atlanta, GA 30339
1800 W Peachtree St NW, Suite 430, Atlanta, GA 30309
201 17th Street NW, Atlantic Station, Suite 1700, Atlanta, GA 30363
3050 Peachtree Road NW, Suite 355, Atlanta, GA 30305
3675 Crestwood Parkway, Suite 400, Duluth, GA 30096
301 Washington Ave, Marietta, GA 30060
2296 Henderson Mill Road, Suite 304, Atlanta, GA 30044
200 Ashford Center North, Suite 350, Atlanta, GA 30338
919 Center Street, Conyers, GA 30012
1355 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 455, Atlanta, GA 30309
3344 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1950, Atlanta, GA 30326
153 Senoia Rd., Peachtree City, GA 30269
4360 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd, Suite 505, Atlanta, GA 30341
3575 Koger Blvd, Suite 215, Duluth, GA 30096
730 Peachtree Street, Suite 1055, Atlanta, GA 30308
368 W Pike St, Suite 203, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
100 North Point Center E, Suite 125, Alpharetta, GA 30022
100 N Main St, Suite 340, Alpharetta, GA 30009
4330 S Lee St, Building 400 - Suite C, Buford, GA 30518
5300 Memorial Drive, Suite 130, Stone Mountain, GA 30083
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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