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280 S Atlanta St, Ste 300, Roswell, GA 30075
1640 Powers Ferry Rd, Building 11, Suite 200, Marietta, GA 30067
3520 Piedmont Rd NE, Suite 280, Atlanta, GA 30305
1100 Peachtree St NE, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30309
125 Clairemont Avenue, Suite 470, Decatur, GA 30030
288 Highway 314, Suite B2, Fayetteville, GA 30214
8565 Dunwoody Pl, Suite A, Atlanta, GA 30350
2255 Cumberland Pkwy SE, Suite 500-N Lower Level, Atlanta, GA 30339
1115 Zebulon Road, Griffin, GA 30224
191 Peachtree St, Suite 3960, Atlanta, GA 30303
380 Dahlonega Street, Suite 104, Cumming, GA 30040
8701 Hospital Drive, Suite B, Douglasville, GA 30134-2265
1770 Indian Trial Lilburn Road, Suite 350, Norcross, GA 30093
130 E Main St, Suite 300; Office 327, Canton, GA 30114
6625 The Corners Parkway Suite 115, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092
60 Salbide Ave, Newnan, GA 30263
1100 Peachtree Street N.E., Suite 950, Atlanta, GA 30309
124 North Hill Street, PO Drawer L, Griffin, GA 30223
3453 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Rd, Suite A, Suwanee, GA 30024
114 Stone Mountain Street, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
111 West Main Street, PO Box 677, Canton, GA 30114
303 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 5300, Atlanta, GA 30308
464 Griffin St., PO Box 388, Zebulon, GA 30295
100 West Cherokee Avenue, PO Box 2650, Cartersville, GA 30120
3530 Habersham at Northlake Rd, Building C, Tucker, GA 30084
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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