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418 Pirkle Ferry Rd, Suite 110, Cumming, GA 30040
151 West Main Street, Suite 203, Canton, GA 30114
160 Clairemont Ave, Suite 645, Decatur, GA 30030
464 Griffin St., PO Box 388, Zebulon, GA 30295
100 West Cherokee Avenue, PO Box 2650, Cartersville, GA 30120
133 Nassau St NW, Atlanta, GA 30303
285 W. Wieuca Rd NE, Unit 4056, Atlanta, GA 30342
2008 East View Parkway, Suite 100, Conyers, GA 30013
124 North Hill Street, PO Drawer L, Griffin, GA 30223
114 Stone Mountain Street, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
111 West Main Street, PO Box 677, Canton, GA 30114
250 Lawrence Street, Marietta, GA 30060
10 Lenox Pointe, Atlanta, GA 30324
150 S. Perry Street, Suite 203, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
80 Macon St, McDonough, GA 30253
1950 Spectrum Circle, Ste 500, Marietta, GA 30067
101 Marietta St NW, Suite 3340, Atlanta, GA 30303
1447 Peachtree Street, Suite 540A, Atlanta, GA 30305
241 Washington Avenue NE, Marietta, GA 30060
125 Clairemont Ave, Suite 470, Decatur, GA 30030
3227 S Cherokee Ln, STE 1360, Woodstock, GA 30188
306 S 5th St, Griffin, GA 30224
326 Roswell Street, Suite 100, Marietta, GA 30060
1230 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 2350, 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