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577 E Main St, Canton, GA 30114
1115 Zebulon Road, Griffin, GA 30224
230 Peachtree Street, N.W., Suite 2400, Atlanta, GA 30303-1557
3500 Lenox Road, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30326
6224 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth, PO Box 2000, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
1420 Peachtree St NE, Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30309
380 Dahlonega Street, Suite 104, Cumming, GA 30040
999 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 2300, Atlanta, GA 30309-3996
3391 Peachtree Road, NE, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30326
4350 S. Lee Street, Buford, GA 30518
1770 Indian Trial Lilburn Road, Suite 350, Norcross, GA 30093
150 S. Perry Street, Suite 203, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
130 E Main St, Suite 300; Office 327, Canton, GA 30114
250 Lawrence Street, Marietta, GA 30060
2030 Main Street, NW, Suite 303, Atlanta, GA 30318
6625 The Corners Parkway Suite 115, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092
60 Salbide Ave, Newnan, GA 30263
1640 Powers Ferry Rd, Building 11, Suite 200, Marietta, GA 30067
3414 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30326
3530 Habersham at Northlake Rd, Building C, Tucker, GA 30084
260 Peachtree St NW, Suite 2200, Atlanta, GA 30303
3453 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Rd, Suite A, Suwanee, GA 30024
3500 Lenox Rd NE, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30326
1180 West Peachtree Street, Suite 1800, Atlanta, GA 30309
1000 Parkwood Circle SE, Suite 220, Atlanta, GA 30339
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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