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234 Luckie St, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
75 Jackson St, Suite 402, Newnan, GA 30263
301 Washington Ave, Marietta, GA 30060
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351-A Dahlonega Street, Cumming, GA 30040
200 Ashford Center North, Suite 350, Atlanta, GA 30338
1745 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive NW, Atlanta, GA 30314
1201 W Peachtree St, Suite 2300, Atlanta, GA 30309
1560 Warsaw Road, Roswell, GA 30076
1230 W Peachtree St NE, Suite 900, Atlanta, GA 30309
919 Center Street, Conyers, GA 30012
2030 Main Street, NW, Suite 303, Atlanta, GA 30318
235 Peachtree Street, NE, Suite 400, Atlanta, GA 30303
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215 North McDonough Street, Decatur, GA 30030
1230 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 2350, Atlanta, GA 30309
100 North Point Center E, Suite 125, Alpharetta, GA 30022
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6185 Crooked Creek Rd NW, Suite H, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092
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261 W Crogan St, Suite E, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
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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