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511 East Paces Ferry Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30305
409 Creekstone Ridge, Woodstock, GA 30188
5590 Roswell Road, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30342
691 John Wesley Dobbs Ave NE, Suite V-138, Atlanta, GA 30312
750 Hammond Drive, Building 12, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30328
271 17th St NW, Suite 1720, Atlanta, GA 30363
275 Scientific Dr NW, Suite 1000, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092
309 E. Paces Ferry Road NE, 4th Floor, Atlanta, GA 30305
14 Lenox Pointe NE, Suite A, Atlanta, GA 30324
1100 Peachtree St NE, Suite 900, Atlanta, GA 30309
1100 Peachtree Street N.E., Suite 950, Atlanta, GA 30309
100 West Cherokee Avenue, PO Box 2650, Cartersville, GA 30120
464 Griffin St., PO Box 388, Zebulon, GA 30295
303 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 5300, Atlanta, GA 30308
500 Northwinds Center West, Suite 325, 11625 Rainwater Drive, Alpharetta, GA 30004
111 West Main Street, PO Box 677, Canton, GA 30114
2230 Towne Lake Parkway, Building 600, Suite 140, Woodstock, GA 30189
114 Stone Mountain Street, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
124 North Hill Street, PO Drawer L, Griffin, GA 30223
1050 Crown Pointe Pkwy, Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30338
1331 Spring St NW, Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA 30309
3675 Crestwood Parkway, Suite 400, Duluth, GA 30096
3414 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30326
3344 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 2400, Atlanta, GA 30326
248 Roswell St, Marietta, GA 30060
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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