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326 Roswell Street, Suite 100, Marietta, GA 30060
1745 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive NW, Atlanta, GA 30314
6190 Powers Ferry Road, Suite 100, Atlanta, GA 30339
1230 Peachtree St NE, Promenade Tower, 21st Floor, Atlanta, GA 30309
351-A Dahlonega Street, Cumming, GA 30040
999 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 2300, Atlanta, GA 30309-3996
37 Calumet Pkwy, Newnan, GA 30263
125 Townpark Dr, Suite 300, Kennesaw, GA 30144
1230 W Peachtree St NE, Suite 900, Atlanta, GA 30309
3391 Peachtree Road, NE, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30326
50 Hurt Plaza SE, #1250, Atlanta, GA 30303
4350 S. Lee Street, Buford, GA 30518
2255 Cumberland Pkwy SE, Suite 500-N Lower Level, Atlanta, GA 30339
3355 Lenox Road, Suite 750, Atlanta, GA 30326
4420 South Lee Street, Suite 211, Buford, GA 30518
3175 Shallowford Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30341
1108 Conyers Street SW, Suite 2W, Covington, GA 30014
2302 Parklake Dr NE, Suite 615, Atlanta, GA 30345
80 Macon St, McDonough, GA 30253
1770 Indian Trial Lilburn Road, Suite 350, Norcross, GA 30093
205 Norcross St., Roswell, GA 30075
1640 Powers Ferry Rd, Building 11, Suite 200, Marietta, GA 30067
229 Peachtree St NE, Suite 2500, Atlanta, GA 30303
1950 Spectrum Circle, Ste 500, Marietta, GA 30067
102 1/2 South Main Street, Jonesboro, GA 30236
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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