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3333 Piedmont Rd NE, Suite 2500, Atlanta, GA 30305
113 Glynn St S, Fayetteville, GA 30214
1349 West Peachtree St. NW, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30309
2170 Satellite Boulevard, Suite 375, Duluth, GA 30097
3538 Habersham at Northlake Rd, Building D, Tucker, GA 30084
114 Stone Mountain Street, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
1230 W Peachtree St NE, Suite 900, Atlanta, GA 30309
152 Nassau Street, N.W., Atlanta, GA 30303
124 North Hill Street, PO Drawer L, Griffin, GA 30223
111 West Main Street, PO Box 677, Canton, GA 30114
464 Griffin St., PO Box 388, Zebulon, GA 30295
3344 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1950, Atlanta, GA 30326
100 West Cherokee Avenue, PO Box 2650, Cartersville, GA 30120
418 Pirkle Ferry Rd, Ste 104, Cumming, GA 30040
900 Circle 75 Parkway, Suite 1040, Atlanta, GA 30339
2024 Beaver Ruin Rd, Norcross, GA 30071
2230 Towne Lake Parkway, Building 600, Suite 140, Woodstock, GA 30189
4330 South Lee Street, Building 400, Suite C, Buford, GA 30515
730 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 570, Atlanta, GA 30308
675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Suite 8500, Atlanta, GA 30308
2200 Fairburn Rd SW, Atlanta, GA 30331
2296 Henderson Mill Road, Suite 304, Atlanta, GA 30044
1800 W Peachtree St NW, Suite 430, Atlanta, GA 30309
5109 Highway 278 N.E., Suite B, Covington, GA 30014
691 John Wesley Dobbs Ave NE, Suite V-138, Atlanta, GA 30312
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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