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4330 S Lee St, Building 400 - Suite C, Buford, GA 30518
6465 East Johns Crossing, Suite 400, Johns Creek, GA 30097
301 Washington Ave, Marietta, GA 30060
2230 Towne Lake Parkway, Building 600, Suite 140, Woodstock, GA 30189
Two Ravinia Dr., Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30346
1355 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 455, Atlanta, GA 30309
60 Salbide Ave, Newnan, GA 30263
3675 Crestwood Parkway, Suite 400, Duluth, GA 30096
3344 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30326
153 Senoia Rd., Peachtree City, GA 30269
5277 Buford Hwy NE, Unit 273, Atlanta, GA 30340
10 Lenox Pointe, Atlanta, GA 30324
750 Hammond Dr, Building 10, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30328
845 S Carroll Rd, Suites A & B, Villa Rica, GA 30180
555 Northpoint Center East, 4th Floor, Alpharetta, GA 30022
5300 Memorial Drive, Suite 130, Stone Mountain, GA 30083
236 Johnson Ferry Road NE, Suite 210, Sandy Springs, GA 30328
326 Roswell Street, Suite 100, Marietta, GA 30060
1201 West Peachtree, Suite 1100, Atlanta, GA 30309-3232
150 S. Perry Street, Suite 203, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
244 Roswell St, Suite 500, Marietta, GA 30060
115 Samaritan Dr, Suite 200, Cumming, GA 30040
303 Elizabeth Street, NE, Atlanta, GA 30307
8701 Hospital Drive, Suite B, Douglasville, GA 30134-2265
250 Lawrence Street, Marietta, GA 30060
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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