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114 Stone Mountain Street, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
100 North Point Center E, Suite 125, Alpharetta, GA 30022
124 North Hill Street, PO Drawer L, Griffin, GA 30223
3344 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1950, Atlanta, GA 30326
3675 Crestwood Parkway, Suite 400, Duluth, GA 30096
919 Center Street, Conyers, GA 30012
288 Highway 314, Suite B2, Fayetteville, GA 30214
100 N Main St, Suite 340, Alpharetta, GA 30009
125 Clairemont Avenue, Suite 470, Decatur, GA 30030
30 Perimeter Park Drive, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30341
1100 Peachtree St NE, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30309
845 S Carroll Rd, Suites A & B, Villa Rica, GA 30180
171 17th Street NW, Suite 1550, Atlanta, GA 30363
100 West Cherokee Avenue, PO Box 2650, Cartersville, GA 30120
380 Dahlonega Street, Suite 104, Cumming, GA 30040
464 Griffin St., PO Box 388, Zebulon, GA 30295
729 Piedmont Ave, Atlanta, GA 30308
1201 West Peachtree, Suite 1100, Atlanta, GA 30309-3232
115 Samaritan Dr, Suite 200, Cumming, GA 30040
8701 Hospital Drive, Suite B, Douglasville, GA 30134-2265
60 Salbide Ave, Newnan, GA 30263
1180 West Peachtree Street, Suite 1800, Atlanta, GA 30309
3520 Piedmont Rd NE, Suite 280, Atlanta, GA 30305
5277 Buford Hwy NE, Unit 273, Atlanta, GA 30340
10 Lenox Pointe, Atlanta, GA 30324
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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