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1770 Indian Trial Lilburn Road, Suite 350, Norcross, GA 30093
1180 West Peachtree Street, Suite 1800, Atlanta, GA 30309
1950 Spectrum Circle, Ste 500, Marietta, GA 30067
1800 Peachtree Street NW, Atlanta, GA 30309
80 Macon St, McDonough, GA 30253
101 Marietta Street NW, Suite 3325, Atlanta, GA 30303
400 Galleria Pkwy SE, Suite 1920, Atlanta, GA 30339
1100 Peachtree Street, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30309
Mansell West Office Park 695, Suite 250-B, Roswell, GA 30076
288 Lawrence Street NE, Marietta, GA 30060
1350 Scenic Hwy N, Suite 266, Snellville, GA 30078
235 Peachtree St NE, Ste 400, Atlanta, GA 30303
3227 S Cherokee Ln, STE 1360, Woodstock, GA 30188
3455 N Desert Dr, Unit 105, Atlanta, GA 30344
60 Salbide Ave, Newnan, GA 30263
2300 Henderson Mill Road NE, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30345
2786 N. Decatur Road, Suite 245, Decatur, GA 30033
101 Marietta Street, Suite 3650, Atlanta, GA 30303
1100 Spring St NW, Suite 755, Atlanta, GA 30309
1100 Peachtree St NE, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30309
3500 Lenox Rd, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30326
4426 Hugh Howell Rd, Suite B504, Tucker, GA 30084
200 Ashford Center North, Suite 350, Atlanta, GA 30338
2795 Highway 34 East, Newnan, GA 30265
301 Washington Ave NE, Marietta, GA 30060
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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