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900 Circle 75 Parkway, Suite 1040, Atlanta, GA 30339
301 Washington Ave, Marietta, GA 30060
2008 East View Parkway, Suite 100, Conyers, GA 30013
1355 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 455, Atlanta, GA 30309
111 West Main Street, PO Box 677, Canton, GA 30114
153 Senoia Rd., Peachtree City, GA 30269
3344 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1950, Atlanta, GA 30326
10 Lenox Pointe, Atlanta, GA 30324
3344 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30326
3575 Koger Blvd, Suite 215, Duluth, GA 30096
125 Clairemont Avenue, Suite 470, Decatur, GA 30030
368 W Pike St, Suite 203, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
5300 Memorial Drive, Suite 130, Stone Mountain, GA 30083
114 Stone Mountain Street, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
845 S Carroll Rd, Suites A & B, Villa Rica, GA 30180
124 North Hill Street, PO Drawer L, Griffin, GA 30223
6190 Powers Ferry Road, Suite 100, Atlanta, GA 30339
999 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 2300, Atlanta, GA 30309-3996
464 Griffin St., PO Box 388, Zebulon, GA 30295
1420 Peachtree St NE, Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30309
100 West Cherokee Avenue, PO Box 2650, Cartersville, GA 30120
4350 S. Lee Street, Buford, GA 30518
3391 Peachtree Road, NE, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30326
150 S. Perry Street, Suite 203, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
1770 Indian Trial Lilburn Road, Suite 350, Norcross, GA 30093
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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