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PO Box 427, Mableton, GA 30126
PO Box 481, Loganville, GA 30052
191 Peachtree St. NE, Suite 3950, Atlanta, GA 30303
1745 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive NW, Atlanta, GA 30314
351-A Dahlonega Street, Cumming, GA 30040
3500 Lenox Rd NE, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30326
1115 Zebulon Road, Griffin, GA 30224
535 N McDonough St., Decatur, GA 30030
399 Washington Ave NE, Marietta, GA 30060
1050 Crown Pointe Parkway, Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30338
4153 C Flat Shoals Parkway, Suite 332, Decatur, GA 30034
133 Nassau St NW, Atlanta, GA 30303
285 W. Wieuca Rd NE, Unit 4056, Atlanta, GA 30342
3461 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road, Suite D, Suwanee, GA 30024
1201 W Peachtree St NW, Suite 2300, Atlanta, GA 30309
1190 Buckhead Crossing, Suite D, Woodstock, GA 30189
250 Lawrence Street, Marietta, GA 30060
2302 Parklake Dr NE, Suite 615, Atlanta, GA 30345
326 Roswell Street, Suite 100, Marietta, GA 30060
101 W Main St, Canton, GA 30114
The Promenade, Suite 400, 1230 Peachtree Street, NE, Atlanta, GA 30309
999 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1600, Atlanta, GA 30309
127 Peachtree Street, The Candler Building Suite 1105, Atlanta, GA 30303
327 Dahlonega Street, Suite 1600, Cumming, GA 30040
Decatur Court, Suite 602, 315 West Ponce de Leon Avenue, Decatur, GA 30030
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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