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Decatur Court, Suite 602, 315 West Ponce de Leon Avenue, Decatur, GA 30030
250 Lawrence Street, Marietta, GA 30060
327 Dahlonega Street, Suite 1600, Cumming, GA 30040
101 W Main St, Canton, GA 30114
271 17th St NW, Suite 1720, Atlanta, GA 30363
1800 Peachtree St NE, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30309
1180 West Peachtree Street, Suite 1800, Atlanta, GA 30309
275 Scientific Dr NW, Suite 1000, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092
150 S. Perry Street, Suite 203, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
1100 Peachtree St NE, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30309
1150 Spring St NW, Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30309
288 Highway 314, Suite B2, Fayetteville, GA 30214
280 S Atlanta St, Ste 300, Roswell, GA 30075
1115 Zebulon Road, Griffin, GA 30224
8565 Dunwoody Pl, Suite A, Atlanta, GA 30350
5277 Buford Hwy NE, Unit 273, Atlanta, GA 30340
One Atlantic Center, Ste 2800, 1201 W. Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA 30309-3450
845 S Carroll Rd, Suites A & B, Villa Rica, GA 30180
1180 Peachtree St NE, Suite 3350, Atlanta, GA 30309
380 Dahlonega Street, Suite 104, Cumming, GA 30040
4286 Bells Ferry Rd, Kennesaw, GA 30144
2255 Cumberland Pkwy SE, Suite 500-N Lower Level, Atlanta, GA 30339
401 Westpark Court, Suite 200-3, Peachtree City, GA 30269
3414 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30326
8701 Hospital Drive, Suite B, Douglasville, GA 30134-2265
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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