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66 Lenox Pointe NE, Atlanta, GA 30324
3101 Cobb Parkway SE, Suite 124, Suwanee, GA 30339
353 Dahlonega Street, Cumming, GA 30040
2039 Dayron Court, Marietta, GA 30062
630 Village Trace Building 15, Suite E, Marietta, GA 30067
101 Marietta St NW, Suite 3300, Atlanta, GA 30303
1230 Peachtree St. NE, Suite 1700, Atlanta, GA 30309
999 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30309
310 Tanner Street, Carrollton, GA 30117
170 Anderson St. SE, Marietta, GA 30060
327 Dahlonega St, Suite 1803-A, Cumming, GA 30040
511 East Paces Ferry Road, N.E., Atlanta, GA 30305
912 Holcomb Bridge Rd, Suite 203, Roswell, GA 30076
1170 Peachtree Street, NE, Suite 2400, Atlanta, GA 30309-7676
3343 Peachtree Road, NE, Suite 1600, Atlanta, GA 30326
1735 Pennsylvania Avenue, McDonough, GA 30253
315 W. Ponce de Leon Ave., Suite 400, Decatur, GA 30030
Building F, 309 Pirkle Ferry Road, Cumming, GA 30040
37 Calumet Pkwy, Newnan, GA 30263
1201 W Peachtree St, Suite 2300, Atlanta, GA 30309
3715 Northside Parkway, Suite 3-650, Atlanta, GA 30327
912 Holcomb Bridge Rd, Suite 203, Roswell, GA 30076
1 Baltimore Pl NW, Suite 130, Atlanta, GA 30308
1180 W Peachtree St NW, Suite 2075, Atlanta, GA 30309
919 Center Street, Conyers, GA 30012
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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