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8565 Dunwoody Pl, Suite A, Atlanta, GA 30350
1201 West Peachtree Street, Suite 2300, Atlanta, GA 30309
1479 Brockett Road, Suite 200, Tucker, GA 30084
1115 Zebulon Road, Griffin, GA 30224
2008 East View Parkway, Suite 100, Conyers, GA 30013
1100 Peachtree Street N.E., Suite 950, Atlanta, GA 30309
115 Samaritan Dr, Suite 200, Cumming, GA 30040
111 West Main Street, PO Box 677, Canton, GA 30114
114 Stone Mountain Street, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
250 Lawrence Street, Marietta, GA 30060
124 North Hill Street, PO Drawer L, Griffin, GA 30223
Decatur Court, Suite 602, 315 West Ponce de Leon Avenue, Decatur, GA 30030
127 Peachtree Street, The Candler Building Suite 1105, Atlanta, GA 30303
999 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 2300, Atlanta, GA 30309-3996
380 Dahlonega Street, Suite 104, Cumming, GA 30040
1420 Peachtree St NE, Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30309
464 Griffin St., PO Box 388, Zebulon, GA 30295
327 Dahlonega Street, Suite 1600, Cumming, GA 30040
100 West Cherokee Avenue, PO Box 2650, Cartersville, GA 30120
6190 Powers Ferry Road, Suite 100, Atlanta, GA 30339
101 W Main St, Canton, GA 30114
150 S. Perry Street, Suite 203, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
1770 Indian Trial Lilburn Road, Suite 350, Norcross, GA 30093
8701 Hospital Drive, Suite B, Douglasville, GA 30134-2265
191 Peachtree Street, N.E., Suite 2900, Atlanta, GA 30303-1775
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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