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845 S Carroll Rd, Suites A & B, Villa Rica, GA 30180
114 Stone Mountain Street, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
111 West Main Street, PO Box 677, Canton, GA 30114
101 South Hill Street, Griffin, GA 30223
124 North Hill Street, PO Drawer L, Griffin, GA 30223
100 West Cherokee Avenue, PO Box 2650, Cartersville, GA 30120
464 Griffin St., PO Box 388, Zebulon, GA 30295
115 Samaritan Dr, Suite 200, Cumming, GA 30040
900 Circle 75 Parkway, Suite 1040, Atlanta, GA 30339
540 Lake Center Parkway, Suite 204, Cumming, GA 30040
171 17th Street NW, Suite 1550, Atlanta, GA 30363
1800 Peachtree Rd NW, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30309
110 Habersham Drive, Fayetteville, GA 30214
280 S Atlanta St, Ste 300, Roswell, GA 30075
3520 Piedmont Rd NE, Suite 280, Atlanta, GA 30305
125 Clairemont Avenue, Suite 470, Decatur, GA 30030
30 Perimeter Park Drive, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30341
5277 Buford Hwy NE, Unit 273, Atlanta, GA 30340
PO Box 1253, Holly Springs, GA 30142
1100 Spring St NW, Suite 755, Atlanta, GA 30309
234 Luckie St, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
2786 N. Decatur Road, Suite 245, Decatur, GA 30033
101 Marietta Street, Suite 3650, Atlanta, GA 30303
2300 Henderson Mill Road NE, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30345
1100 Peachtree St NE, Suite 200, 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