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115 Samaritan Dr, Suite 200, Cumming, GA 30040
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1230 Peachtree Street NE, Promenade, Suite 2100, Atlanta, GA 30309-7649
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235 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 400, Atlanta, GA 30303
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950 East Paces Ferry Rd NE, Suite 2450, Atlanta, GA 30326
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3500 Lenox Rd, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30326
1800 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 430, Atlanta, GA 30309
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191 Roswell St NE, Marietta, GA 30060
2180 Elm St NE, Covington, GA 30014
3340 Peachtree Road, Tower Place, Suite 2570, Atlanta, GA 30326
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Manchester Drug Possession Information
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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