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3675 Crestwood Parkway, Suite 400, Duluth, GA 30096
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380 Dahlonega Street, Suite 104, Cumming, GA 30040
150 S. Perry Street, Suite 203, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
130 E Main St, Suite 300; Office 327, Canton, GA 30114
241 Washington Avenue NE, Marietta, GA 30060
60 Salbide Ave, Newnan, GA 30263
153 Senoia Rd., Peachtree City, GA 30269
1180 West Peachtree Street, Suite 1800, Atlanta, GA 30309
10 Lenox Pointe, Atlanta, GA 30324
1201 West Peachtree, Suite 1100, Atlanta, GA 30309-3232
5277 Buford Hwy NE, Unit 273, Atlanta, GA 30340
125 Clairemont Avenue, Suite 470, Decatur, GA 30030
5300 Memorial Drive, Suite 130, Stone Mountain, GA 30083
236 Johnson Ferry Road NE, Suite 210, Sandy Springs, GA 30328
1000 Parkwood Circle SE, Suite 220, Atlanta, GA 30339
845 S Carroll Rd, Suites A & B, Villa Rica, GA 30180
2451 Cumberland Parkway, Suite 3649, Atlanta, GA 30339
1201 W Peachtree St NW, Suite 2300, Atlanta, GA 30309
151 West Main Street, Suite 203, Canton, GA 30114
1190 Buckhead Crossing, Suite D, Woodstock, GA 30189
1355 Terrell Mill Road SE, BLDG 1480, STE 250, Marietta, GA 30067
250 Lawrence Street, Marietta, GA 30060
555 Northpoint Center East, 4th Floor, Alpharetta, GA 30022
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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