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100 West Cherokee Avenue, PO Box 2650, Cartersville, GA 30120
3391 Peachtree Road, NE, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30326
4350 S. Lee Street, Buford, GA 30518
230 Peachtree Street, N.W., Suite 2400, Atlanta, GA 30303-1557
5300 Memorial Drive, Suite 130, Stone Mountain, GA 30083
1000 Parkwood Circle SE, Suite 220, Atlanta, GA 30339
1770 Indian Trial Lilburn Road, Suite 350, Norcross, GA 30093
1640 Powers Ferry Rd, Building 11, Suite 200, Marietta, GA 30067
60 Salbide Ave, Newnan, GA 30263
130 E Main St, Suite 300; Office 327, Canton, GA 30114
115 Samaritan Dr, Suite 200, Cumming, GA 30040
303 Elizabeth Street, NE, Atlanta, GA 30307
326 Roswell Street, Suite 100, Marietta, GA 30060
250 Lawrence Street, Marietta, GA 30060
49 Green St, Marietta, GA 30060
8701 Hospital Drive, Suite B, Douglasville, GA 30134-2265
80 Macon St, McDonough, GA 30253
3520 Piedmont Rd NE, Suite 280, Atlanta, GA 30305
1950 Spectrum Circle, Ste 500, Marietta, GA 30067
3227 S Cherokee Ln, STE 1360, Woodstock, GA 30188
3500 Lenox Road, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30326
Two Decatur TownCenter, Suite 420, 125 Clairmont Avenue, Decatur, GA 30030
3340 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 2900, Atlanta, GA 30326
280 S Atlanta St, Ste 300, Roswell, GA 30075
One Sugarloaf Centre, 1960 Satellite Blvd., Suite 4000, Duluth, GA 30097
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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