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4426 Hugh Howell Rd, Suite B504, Tucker, GA 30084
2795 Highway 34 East, Newnan, GA 30265
288 Highway 314, Suite B2, Fayetteville, GA 30214
729 Piedmont Ave, Atlanta, GA 30308
75 West Wieuca Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30342
234 Luckie St, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
PO Box 1253, Holly Springs, GA 30142
130 E Main St, Suite 300; Office 327, Canton, GA 30114
1520 Senoia Rd, Suite C, Tyrone, GA 30290
4286 Bells Ferry Rd, Kennesaw, GA 30144
8701 Hospital Drive, Suite B, Douglasville, GA 30134-2265
1479 Brockett Road, Suite 200, Tucker, GA 30084
3340 Peachtree Road, Tower Place, Suite 2570, Atlanta, GA 30326
241 Washington Avenue NE, Marietta, GA 30060
2719 Buford Highway NE, Atlanta, GA 30324
10 Lenox Pointe, Atlanta, GA 30324
1180 West Peachtree Street, Suite 1800, Atlanta, GA 30309
101 Marietta St NW, Suite 3340, Atlanta, GA 30303
75 Jackson St, Suite 402, Newnan, GA 30263
1800 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30309
555 Northpoint Center East, 4th Floor, Alpharetta, GA 30022
3500 Lenox Rd, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30326
229 Peachtree St NE, Suite 2420, Atlanta, GA 30303
301 Washington Ave NE, Marietta, GA 30060
260 Peachtree St NW, Suite 2200, Atlanta, GA 30303
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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