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280 S Atlanta St, Ste 300, Roswell, GA 30075
1000 Parkwood Circle SE, Suite 220, Atlanta, GA 30339
117 North Erwin Street., Cartersville, GA 30120
1936 North Druid Hills Road Northeast, Suite B, Atlanta, GA 30319
418 Pirkle Ferry Rd, Ste 104, Cumming, GA 30040
315 W. Ponce de Leon Avenue, Suite 321, Decatur, GA 30030
260 Peachtree St, NW Suite 2200, Atlanta, GA 30303
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1875 Old Alabama Road, Suite 510, Roswell, GA 30076
191 Peachtree St, Suite 3960, Atlanta, GA 30303
2255 Cumberland Pkwy SE, Suite 500-N Lower Level, Atlanta, GA 30339
1770 Indian Trial Lilburn Road, Suite 350, Norcross, GA 30093
8701 Hospital Drive, Suite B, Douglasville, GA 30134-2265
360 West Main st, Canton, GA 30114
2786 North Decatur Road, Suite 245, Decatur, GA 30033
3330 Cumberland Blvd SE, Suite 600, Atlanta, GA 30339
380 Dahlonega Street, Suite 104, Cumming, GA 30040
113 Glynn St S, Fayetteville, GA 30214
1201 Peachtreet Street NE, Suite 1100, Atlanta, GA 30361
244 Roswell St, Suite 500, Marietta, GA 30060
3333 Piedmont Rd NE, Suite 2500, Atlanta, GA 30305
6465 East Johns Crossing, Suite 400, Johns Creek, GA 30097
1349 West Peachtree St. NW, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30309
4330 S Lee St, Building 400 - Suite C, Buford, GA 30518
2230 Towne Lake Parkway, Building 600, Suite 140, Woodstock, GA 30189
260 Peachtree St NW, Suite 2200, 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