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205 Norcross St., Roswell, GA 30075
1230 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 2350, Atlanta, GA 30309
100 North Point Center E, Suite 125, Alpharetta, GA 30022
229 Peachtree St NE, Suite 2505, Atlanta, GA 30303
3530 Habersham at Northlake Rd, Building C, Tucker, GA 30084
261 West Crogan Street, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
Two Ravinia Dr., Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30346
117 Luckie St NW, Atlanta, GA 30303
115 Samaritan Dr, Suite 200, Cumming, GA 30040
110 Evans Mill Drive, Suite 402, Dallas, GA 30157
236 Washington Avenue, Marietta, GA 30060
37 Calumet Pkwy, Newnan, GA 30263
1745 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive Southwest, Atlanta, GA 30314
8701 Hospital Drive, Suite B, Douglasville, GA 30134-2265
261 W Crogan St, Suite E, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
1360 Peachtree St NE, Suite 1250, Atlanta, GA 30309
3520 Piedmont Rd NE, Suite 280, Atlanta, GA 30305
60 Salbide Ave, Newnan, GA 30263
3175 Shallowford Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30341
280 S Atlanta St, Ste 300, Roswell, GA 30075
1230 Peachtree St NE, Promenade Tower, 21st Floor, Atlanta, GA 30309
15 Perry St, Newnan, GA 30263
3575 Piedmont Rd NE, Tower 15, Suite 1010, Atlanta, GA 30305
1108 Conyers Street SW, Suite 2W, Covington, GA 30014
125 Townpark Dr, Suite 300, Kennesaw, GA 30144
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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