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701 Whitlock Avenue, Suite J43, Marietta, GA 30064
3355 Lenox Road, Suite 750, Atlanta, GA 30326
1745 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive Southwest, Atlanta, GA 30314
235 Peachtree St NE, Suite 400, Atlanta, GA 30303
205 Norcross St., Roswell, GA 30075
3575 Koger Blvd, Suite 215, Duluth, GA 30096
1447 Peachtree Street, Suite 540A, Atlanta, GA 30305
15800 Birmingham Hwy, Suite 601, Milton, GA 30004
30 Perimeter Park Drive, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30341
1900 The Exchange SE, Building 500, Atlanta, GA 30339
4751 Best Road, Suite 175, Atlanta, GA 30337
1735 Buford Hwy., Ste. 215-263, Cumming, GA 30041
1827 Powers Ferry Road, Bldg. 25-100, Atlanta, GA 30339
2200 Fairburn Rd SW, Atlanta, GA 30331
160 Clairemont Avenue Suite 425, PO Box 1324, Decatur, GA 30031
102 1/2 South Main Street, Jonesboro, GA 30236
1108 Conyers Street SW, Suite 2W, Covington, GA 30014
659 Auburn Ave., NE, Suite 137, Atlanta, GA 30312
125 E Trinity Pl, Suite 208, Decatur, GA 30030
6376 Spalding Dr., Norcross, GA 30092
3330 Cumberland Boulevard, Suite 500, Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30339
729 Piedmont Ave, Atlanta, GA 30308
577 E Main St, Canton, GA 30114
Two Ravinia Dr., Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30346
248 Roswell St, Marietta, GA 30060
Senoia Drug Possession Information
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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