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261 W Crogan St, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
1411 S Gordon St SW, Atlanta, GA 30310
2295 Parklake Dr NE, Suite 525, Atlanta, GA 30345
111 West Main Street, PO Box 677, Canton, GA 30114
114 Stone Mountain Street, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
124 North Hill Street, PO Drawer L, Griffin, GA 30223
100 West Cherokee Avenue, PO Box 2650, Cartersville, GA 30120
3344 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1950, Atlanta, GA 30326
464 Griffin St., PO Box 388, Zebulon, GA 30295
900 Circle 75 Parkway, Suite 1040, Atlanta, GA 30339
3630 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 550, Atlanta, GA 30326
1355 Peachtree St NE, Suite 1125, Atlanta, GA 30309
244 Roswell St, Suite 500, Marietta, GA 30060
3350 Riverwood Pkwy, 1900, Atlanta, GA 30339
191 Peachtree Street, N.E., Suite 2900, Atlanta, GA 30303-1775
3151 Maple Drive, NE, Atlanta, GA 30305
1100 Peachtree Street, NE, Suite 2800, Atlanta, GA 30309
3344 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 2400, Atlanta, GA 30326
306 S 5th St, Griffin, GA 30224
1230 Peachtree Street NE, Promenade, Suite 2100, Atlanta, GA 30309-7649
1331 Spring St NW, Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA 30309
110 Evans Mill Drive, Suite 402, Dallas, GA 30157
830 Glenwood Ave SE, Suite 510-203, Atlanta, GA 30316
75 West Wieuca Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30342
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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