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2039 Dayron Court, Marietta, GA 30062
480 John Wesley Dobbs Ave NE, Unit 190, Atlanta, GA 30312
6474 Georgia Highway 400, Cumming, GA 30028
5555 Glenridge Connector, Suite 435, Atlanta, GA 30342
66 Lenox Pointe NE, Atlanta, GA 30324
1170 Peachtree Street, NE, Suite 2400, Atlanta, GA 30309-7676
3343 Peachtree Road, NE, Suite 1600, Atlanta, GA 30326
1230 Peachtree St. NE, Suite 1700, Atlanta, GA 30309
3424 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1200, Atlanta, GA 30326
2415 Beaver Ruin Road, Norcross, GA 30071
912 Holcomb Bridge Rd, Suite 203, Roswell, GA 30076
170 Anderson St. SE, Marietta, GA 30060
1735 Pennsylvania Avenue, McDonough, GA 30253
310 Tanner Street, Carrollton, GA 30117
327 Dahlonega St, Suite 1803-A, Cumming, GA 30040
661 Forest Pkwy, Suite E, Forest Park, GA 30297
1227 Rockbridge Rd SW, PMB 348 Suite 208, Stone Mountain, GA 30087
1170 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 1900, Atlanta, GA 30309
999 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30309
1 Baltimore Pl NW, Suite 130, Atlanta, GA 30308
150 East Ponce de Leon Avenue, Suite 450, Decatur, GA 30030
PO Box 2713, Peachtree City, GA 30269-0713
309 E. Paces Ferry Road NE, 4th Floor, Atlanta, GA 30305
1117 Perimeter Center West, Suite W-501, Atlanta, GA 30338
1560 Warsaw Road, Roswell, GA 30076
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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