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3538 Habersham at Northlake Rd, Building D, Tucker, GA 30084
3344 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1950, Atlanta, GA 30326
418 Pirkle Ferry Rd, Ste 104, Cumming, GA 30040
117 North Erwin Street., Cartersville, GA 30120
900 Circle 75 Parkway, Suite 1040, Atlanta, GA 30339
511 East Paces Ferry Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30305
235 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 400, Atlanta, GA 30303
691 John Wesley Dobbs Ave NE, Suite V-138, Atlanta, GA 30312
5590 Roswell Road, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30342
14 Lenox Pointe NE, Suite A, Atlanta, GA 30324
750 Longleaf Blvd, Suite A, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
1800 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30309
950 The Lenox Building, 3399 Peachtree Road, Atlanta, GA 30326-1120
1100 Peachtree St NE, Suite 900, Atlanta, GA 30309
137 W Mill St, Suite B, Jonesboro, GA 30236
1100 Peachtree Street N.E., Suite 950, Atlanta, GA 30309
55 Atlanta St SE, Suite 417, Marietta, GA 30060
418 Pirkle Ferry Rd, Suite 110, Cumming, GA 30040
4910 Jonesboro Road, Suite 602, Union City, GA 30291
3400 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1011, Atlanta, GA 30326
303 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 5300, Atlanta, GA 30308
113 Glynn St S, Fayetteville, GA 30214
100 West Cherokee Avenue, PO Box 2650, Cartersville, GA 30120
3175 Shallowford Road, Atlanta, GA 30341
5050 Union Street, Suite 397, Union City, GA 30291
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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