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244 Roswell St, Suite 500, Marietta, GA 30060
1447 Peachtree Street, Suite 540A, Atlanta, GA 30305
125 Clairemont Ave, Suite 470, Decatur, GA 30030
230 Peachtree Street, N.W., Suite 2400, Atlanta, GA 30303-1557
3500 Lenox Road, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30326
4751 Best Road, Suite 175, Atlanta, GA 30337
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1420 Peachtree St NE, Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30309
6190 Powers Ferry Road, Suite 100, Atlanta, GA 30339
110 Evans Mill Drive, Suite 402, Dallas, GA 30157
999 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 2300, Atlanta, GA 30309-3996
1827 Powers Ferry Road, Bldg. 25-100, Atlanta, GA 30339
3391 Peachtree Road, NE, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30326
4350 S. Lee Street, Buford, GA 30518
125 Townpark Dr, Suite 300, Kennesaw, GA 30144
303 Peachtree St NE, Suite 5100, Atlanta, GA 30308
49 Green St, Marietta, GA 30060
1201 West Peachtree Street, Suite 2300, Atlanta, GA 30309
1230 Peachtree St NE, Promenade Tower, 21st Floor, Atlanta, GA 30309
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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