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80 Macon St, McDonough, GA 30253
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3227 S Cherokee Ln, STE 1360, Woodstock, GA 30188
303 Elizabeth Street, NE, Atlanta, GA 30307
49 Green St, Marietta, GA 30060
1000 Parkwood Circle SE, Suite 220, Atlanta, GA 30339
1936 North Druid Hills Road Northeast, Suite B, Atlanta, GA 30319
315 W. Ponce de Leon Avenue, Suite 321, Decatur, GA 30030
2451 Cumberland Parkway, Suite 3649, Atlanta, GA 30339
3330 Cumberland Boulevard, Suite 500, Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30339
230 Peachtree Street, N.W., Suite 2400, Atlanta, GA 30303-1557
6224 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth, PO Box 2000, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
511 East Paces Ferry Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30305
3500 Lenox Road, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30326
191 Peachtree St, Suite 3960, Atlanta, GA 30303
3340 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 2900, Atlanta, GA 30326
Two Decatur TownCenter, Suite 420, 125 Clairmont Avenue, Decatur, GA 30030
600 Peachtree St NE, Suite 4010, Atlanta, GA 30308
2255 Cumberland Pkwy SE, Suite 500-N Lower Level, Atlanta, GA 30339
1800 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30309
303 Peachtree St NE, Suite 5100, Atlanta, GA 30308
3330 Cumberland Blvd SE, Suite 600, Atlanta, GA 30339
2786 North Decatur Road, Suite 245, Decatur, GA 30033
3333 Piedmont Rd NE, Suite 2500, Atlanta, GA 30305
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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