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2024 Beaver Ruin Rd, Norcross, GA 30071
4330 South Lee Street, Building 400, Suite C, Buford, GA 30515
3675 Crestwood Parkway, Suite 400, Duluth, GA 30096
248 Roswell St, Marietta, GA 30060
4330 S Lee St, Building 400 - Suite C, Buford, GA 30518
1075 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 1700, Atlanta, GA 30309
2451 Cumberland Parkway, Suite 3649, Atlanta, GA 30339
1201 West Peachtree, Suite 1100, Atlanta, GA 30309-3232
1180 West Peachtree Street, Suite 1800, Atlanta, GA 30309
1200 Peachtree Street NE, Suie 650, Atlanta, GA 30309
The Promenade, Suite 400, 1230 Peachtree Street, NE, Atlanta, GA 30309
999 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1600, Atlanta, GA 30309
1150 Spring St NW, Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30309
2200 Century Pkwy NE, Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30345
3455 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA 30326
1100 Peachtree St NE, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30309
3575 Koger Blvd, Suite 215, Duluth, GA 30096
5 Concourse Pkwy, Suite 2828, Atlanta, GA 30328
191 Peachtree St. NE, Suite 3950, Atlanta, GA 30303
368 W Pike St, Suite 203, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
845 S Carroll Rd, Suites A & B, Villa Rica, GA 30180
1115 Zebulon Road, Griffin, GA 30224
160 Clairemont Ave, Suite 645, Decatur, GA 30030
1201 West Peachtree Street, Suite 2300, Atlanta, GA 30309
271 17th St NW, Suite 1720, Atlanta, GA 30363
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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