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1936 North Druid Hills Road Northeast, Suite B, Atlanta, GA 30319
315 W. Ponce de Leon Avenue, Suite 321, Decatur, GA 30030
260 Peachtree St NW, Suite 2200, Atlanta, GA 30303
3500 Lenox Rd NE, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30326
1000 Parkwood Circle SE, Suite 220, Atlanta, GA 30339
One Atlantic Center, Ste 2800, 1201 W. Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA 30309-3450
301 Washington Ave NE, Marietta, GA 30060
2451 Cumberland Parkway, Suite 3649, Atlanta, GA 30339
1201 W Peachtree St NW, Suite 2300, Atlanta, GA 30309
37 Calumet Pkwy, Newnan, GA 30263
151 West Main Street, Suite 203, Canton, GA 30114
1190 Buckhead Crossing, Suite D, Woodstock, GA 30189
3330 Cumberland Blvd SE, Suite 600, Atlanta, GA 30339
326 Roswell Street, Suite 100, Marietta, GA 30060
1355 Terrell Mill Road SE, BLDG 1480, STE 250, Marietta, GA 30067
555 Northpoint Center East, 4th Floor, Alpharetta, GA 30022
2786 North Decatur Road, Suite 245, Decatur, GA 30033
3333 Piedmont Rd NE, Suite 2500, Atlanta, GA 30305
1349 West Peachtree St. NW, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30309
205 Norcross St., Roswell, GA 30075
80 Macon St, McDonough, GA 30253
1950 Spectrum Circle, Ste 500, Marietta, GA 30067
3575 Koger Blvd, Suite 215, Duluth, GA 30096
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2008 East View Parkway, Suite 100, Conyers, GA 30013
Social Circle 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