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310 Tanner Street, Carrollton, GA 30117
8473 Earl D Lee Blvd, Suite 300, Douglasville, GA 30134
3101 Cobb Parkway SE, Suite 124, Suwanee, GA 30339
327 Dahlonega St, Suite 1803-A, Cumming, GA 30040
66 Lenox Pointe NE, Atlanta, GA 30324
912 Holcomb Bridge Rd, Suite 203, Roswell, GA 30076
3348 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA 30326
Building F, 309 Pirkle Ferry Road, Cumming, GA 30040
1170 Peachtree Street, NE, Suite 2400, Atlanta, GA 30309-7676
1227 Rockbridge Rd SW, PMB 348 Suite 208, Stone Mountain, GA 30087
3343 Peachtree Road, NE, Suite 1600, Atlanta, GA 30326
5555 Glenridge Connector, Suite 435, Atlanta, GA 30342
1170 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 1900, Atlanta, GA 30309
511 East Paces Ferry Road, N.E., Atlanta, GA 30305
315 W. Ponce de Leon Ave., Suite 400, Decatur, GA 30030
100 Galleria Pkwy, Suite 1600, Atlanta, GA 30339
3317 Fayetteville Rd., Griffin, GA 30223
3424 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1200, Atlanta, GA 30326
101 Marietta St NW, Suite 3300, Atlanta, GA 30303
133 Nassau St NW, Atlanta, GA 30303
285 W. Wieuca Rd NE, Unit 4056, Atlanta, GA 30342
301 Washington Ave, Marietta, GA 30060
3175 Shallowford Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30341
1100 Peachtree St NE, Suite 900, Atlanta, GA 30309
1745 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive NW, Atlanta, GA 30314
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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