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130 E Main St, Suite 300; Office 327, Canton, GA 30114
1 Baltimore Pl NW, Suite 130, Atlanta, GA 30308
912 Holcomb Bridge Rd, Suite 203, Roswell, GA 30076
PO Box 2713, Peachtree City, GA 30269-0713
1331 Spring St NW, Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA 30309
275 Scientific Dr NW, Suite 1000, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092
3520 Piedmont Rd NE, Suite 280, Atlanta, GA 30305
3575 Piedmont Rd NE, Tower 15, Suite 1010, Atlanta, GA 30305
244 Roswell St, Suite 500, Marietta, GA 30060
1800 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30309
685 Linwood Ave NE, Suite 200A, Atlanta, GA 30306
133 Nassau St NW, Atlanta, GA 30303
2897 N. Druid HIlls Rd, Suite 142, Atlanta, GA 30345
100 Peachtree St NW, Suite 2060, Atlanta, GA 30303
3344 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 2400, Atlanta, GA 30326
3151 Maple Drive, NE, Atlanta, GA 30305
191 Peachtree Street, N.E., Suite 2900, Atlanta, GA 30303-1775
1111 South Marietta Pkwy SE, Suite 200, Marietta, GA 30060
1100 Peachtree Street, NE, Suite 2800, Atlanta, GA 30309
P. O. Box 795, Holly Springs, GA 30142-0795
60 Salbide Ave, Newnan, GA 30263
500 14th Street, NW, Atlanta, GA 30318
950 The Lenox Building, 3399 Peachtree Road, Atlanta, GA 30326-1120
1230 Peachtree Street NE, Promenade, Suite 2100, Atlanta, GA 30309-7649
2200 Fairburn Rd SW, Atlanta, GA 30331
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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