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2011 Commerce Drive N, Suite 3405, Peachtree City, GA 30269
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PO Box 2713, Peachtree City, GA 30269-0713
101 South Hill Street, Griffin, GA 30223
4360 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd, Suite 505, Atlanta, GA 30341
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1355 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 455, Atlanta, GA 30309
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11 Public Square, PO Box 878, Cartersville, GA 30120
3050 Peachtree Road NW, Suite 355, Atlanta, GA 30305
201 17th Street NW, Atlantic Station, Suite 1700, Atlanta, GA 30363
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75 Jackson St, Suite 402, Newnan, GA 30263
1675 Lower Roswell Rd, Marietta, GA 30068
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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