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3538 Habersham at Northlake Rd, Building D, Tucker, GA 30084
110 Evans Mill Drive, Suite 402, Dallas, GA 30157
830 Glenwood Ave SE, Suite 510-203, Atlanta, GA 30316
201 17th Street NW, Atlantic Station, Suite 1700, Atlanta, GA 30363
3050 Peachtree Road NW, Suite 355, Atlanta, GA 30305
230 Peachtree Street, N.W., Suite 2400, Atlanta, GA 30303-1557
3500 Lenox Road, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30326
418 Pirkle Ferry Rd, Ste 104, Cumming, GA 30040
1960 Satellite Blvd, Suite 4000, Duluth, GA 30096
Two Decatur TownCenter, Suite 420, 125 Clairmont Avenue, Decatur, GA 30030
3340 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 2900, Atlanta, GA 30326
1420 Peachtree St NE, Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30309
1360 Peachtree Street N.E., Suite 910, Atlanta, GA 30309
1745 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive NW, Atlanta, GA 30314
351-A Dahlonega Street, Cumming, GA 30040
999 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 2300, Atlanta, GA 30309-3996
3391 Peachtree Road, NE, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30326
1230 W Peachtree St NE, Suite 900, Atlanta, GA 30309
261 W Crogan St, Suite E, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
4350 S. Lee Street, Buford, GA 30518
600 Peachtree St NE, Suite 4010, Atlanta, GA 30308
399 Washington Ave NE, Marietta, GA 30060
303 Peachtree St NE, Suite 5100, Atlanta, GA 30308
117 North Erwin Street., Cartersville, GA 30120
50 Hurt Plaza SE, #1250, Atlanta, GA 30303
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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