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4286 Bells Ferry Rd, Kennesaw, GA 30144
1770 Indian Trial Lilburn Road, Suite 350, Norcross, GA 30093
3355 Lenox Road, Suite 750, Atlanta, GA 30326
1800 Peachtree Rd NW, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30309
3330 Cumberland Blvd SE, Suite 600, Atlanta, GA 30339
2302 Parklake Dr NE, Suite 615, Atlanta, GA 30345
2786 North Decatur Road, Suite 245, Decatur, GA 30033
110 Habersham Drive, Fayetteville, GA 30214
114 Stone Mountain Street, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
1950 Spectrum Circle, Ste 500, Marietta, GA 30067
3227 S Cherokee Ln, STE 1360, Woodstock, GA 30188
80 Macon St, McDonough, GA 30253
100 West Cherokee Avenue, PO Box 2650, Cartersville, GA 30120
124 North Hill Street, PO Drawer L, Griffin, GA 30223
3330 Cumberland Boulevard, Suite 500, Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30339
900 Circle 75 Parkway, Suite 1040, Atlanta, GA 30339
464 Griffin St., PO Box 388, Zebulon, GA 30295
260 Peachtree St NW, Suite 2200, Atlanta, GA 30303
3930 E.. Jones Bridge Road, Suite 170, Norcross, GA 30092
234 Luckie St, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
111 West Main Street, PO Box 677, Canton, GA 30114
2786 N. Decatur Road, Suite 245, Decatur, GA 30033
101 Marietta Street, Suite 3650, Atlanta, GA 30303
PO Box 1253, Holly Springs, GA 30142
2300 Henderson Mill Road NE, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30345
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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