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3530 Habersham at Northlake Rd, Building C, Tucker, GA 30084
6625 The Corners Parkway Suite 115, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092
101 South Hill Street, Griffin, GA 30223
3453 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Rd, Suite A, Suwanee, GA 30024
100 North Point Center E, Suite 125, Alpharetta, GA 30022
3500 Lenox Rd NE, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30326
3344 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30326
1745 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive NW, Atlanta, GA 30314
351-A Dahlonega Street, Cumming, GA 30040
399 Washington Ave NE, Marietta, GA 30060
1230 Peachtree St NE, Promenade Tower, 21st Floor, Atlanta, GA 30309
37 Calumet Pkwy, Newnan, GA 30263
125 Townpark Dr, Suite 300, Kennesaw, GA 30144
30 Perimeter Park Drive, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30341
919 Center Street, Conyers, GA 30012
160 Clairemont Avenue Suite 425, PO Box 1324, Decatur, GA 30031
659 Auburn Ave., NE, Suite 137, Atlanta, GA 30312
4420 South Lee Street, Suite 211, Buford, GA 30518
280 S Atlanta St, Ste 300, Roswell, GA 30075
3175 Shallowford Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30341
50 Hurt Plaza SE, #1250, Atlanta, GA 30303
1108 Conyers Street SW, Suite 2W, Covington, GA 30014
205 Norcross St., Roswell, GA 30075
770 Kings Way, Atlanta, GA 30327
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