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1875 Old Alabama Road, Suite 510, Roswell, GA 30076
236 Johnson Ferry Road NE, Suite 210, Sandy Springs, GA 30328
845 S Carroll Rd, Suites A & B, Villa Rica, GA 30180
1230 Peachtree St NE, Promenade Tower, 21st Floor, Atlanta, GA 30309
250 Lawrence Street, Marietta, GA 30060
555 Northpoint Center East, 4th Floor, Alpharetta, GA 30022
260 Constitution Blvd, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
2011 Commerce Drive N, Suite 3405, Peachtree City, GA 30269
1349 West Peachtree St. NW, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30309
1800 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30309
8701 Hospital Drive, Suite B, Douglasville, GA 30134-2265
2786 North Decatur Road, Suite 245, Decatur, GA 30033
3538 Habersham at Northlake Rd, Building D, Tucker, GA 30084
3330 Cumberland Blvd SE, Suite 600, Atlanta, GA 30339
113 Glynn St S, Fayetteville, GA 30214
3333 Piedmont Rd NE, Suite 2500, Atlanta, GA 30305
280 S Atlanta St, Ste 300, Roswell, GA 30075
1950 Spectrum Circle, Ste 500, Marietta, GA 30067
80 Macon St, McDonough, GA 30253
244 Roswell St, Suite 500, Marietta, GA 30060
3227 S Cherokee Ln, STE 1360, Woodstock, GA 30188
3520 Piedmont Rd NE, Suite 280, Atlanta, GA 30305
3500 Lenox Rd, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30326
2255 Cumberland Pkwy SE, Suite 500-N Lower Level, Atlanta, GA 30339
730 Peachtree Street, Suite 1055, Atlanta, GA 30308
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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