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3101 Cobb Parkway SE, Suite 124, Suwanee, GA 30339
480 John Wesley Dobbs Ave NE, Unit 190, Atlanta, GA 30312
6474 Georgia Highway 400, Cumming, GA 30028
2039 Dayron Court, Marietta, GA 30062
630 Village Trace Building 15, Suite E, Marietta, GA 30067
125 Clairemont Avenue, Suite 470, Decatur, GA 30030
8473 Earl D Lee Blvd, Suite 300, Douglasville, GA 30134
Building F, 309 Pirkle Ferry Road, Cumming, GA 30040
1230 Peachtree St. NE, Suite 1700, Atlanta, GA 30309
353 Dahlonega Street, Cumming, GA 30040
315 West Ponce De Leon Avenue, Suite 400, Decatur, GA 30030
2415 Beaver Ruin Road, Norcross, GA 30071
170 Anderson St. SE, Marietta, GA 30060
310 Tanner Street, Carrollton, GA 30117
1735 Pennsylvania Avenue, McDonough, GA 30253
315 W. Ponce de Leon Ave., Suite 400, Decatur, GA 30030
100 Galleria Pkwy, Suite 1600, Atlanta, GA 30339
327 Dahlonega St, Suite 1803-A, Cumming, GA 30040
66 Lenox Pointe NE, Atlanta, GA 30324
100 Peachtree Street Northwest, Suite 2060, Atlanta, GA 30303
50 Hurt Plaza, Suite 1120, Atlanta, GA 30303
2302 Parklake Dr NE, Suite 615, Atlanta, GA 30345
49 Green St, Marietta, GA 30060
4751 Best Road, Suite 175, Atlanta, GA 30337
75 West Wieuca Road Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30342
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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