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115 Samaritan Dr, Suite 200, Cumming, GA 30040
1800 W Peachtree St NW, Suite 430, Atlanta, GA 30309
2296 Henderson Mill Road, Suite 304, Atlanta, GA 30044
380 Dahlonega Street, Suite 104, Cumming, GA 30040
1230 Peachtree St NE, Promenade Tower, 21st Floor, Atlanta, GA 30309
2100 Powers Ferry Rd, Suite 215, Atlanta, GA 30339
3344 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30326
8701 Hospital Drive, Suite B, Douglasville, GA 30134-2265
261 W Crogan St, Suite E, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
30 Perimeter Park Drive, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30341
1800 Peachtree St NW, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30309
3520 Piedmont Rd NE, Suite 280, Atlanta, GA 30305
1800 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30309
60 Salbide Ave, Newnan, GA 30263
153 Senoia Rd., Peachtree City, GA 30269
4420 South Lee Street, Suite 211, Buford, GA 30518
3175 Shallowford Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30341
280 S Atlanta St, Ste 300, Roswell, GA 30075
500 14th Street, NW, Atlanta, GA 30318
15 Perry St, Newnan, GA 30263
3575 Piedmont Rd NE, Tower 15, Suite 1010, Atlanta, GA 30305
2180 Elm St NE, Covington, GA 30014
102 1/2 South Main Street, Jonesboro, GA 30236
770 Kings Way, Atlanta, GA 30327
5277 Buford Hwy NE, Unit 273, Atlanta, GA 30340
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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