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75 Jackson St, Suite 402, Newnan, GA 30263
45 Spring Street, Newnan, GA 30263
3715 Northside Pkwy NW, Building 100 Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30327
914 Church St, Decatur, GA 30030
1800 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30309
3500 Lenox Rd, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30326
1355 Terrell Mill Road SE, BLDG 1480, STE 250, Marietta, GA 30067
555 Northpoint Center East, 4th Floor, Alpharetta, GA 30022
One Atlantic Center, Ste 2800, 1201 W. Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA 30309-3450
729 Piedmont Ave., N.E., Atlanta, GA 30308
1950 Spectrum Circle, Ste 500, Marietta, GA 30067
3227 S Cherokee Ln, STE 1360, Woodstock, GA 30188
3575 Koger Blvd, Suite 215, Duluth, GA 30096
1117 Perimeter Center West, Suite W-501, Atlanta, GA 30338
80 Macon St, McDonough, GA 30253
3330 Cumberland Blvd SE, Suite 600, Atlanta, GA 30339
2786 North Decatur Road, Suite 245, Decatur, GA 30033
3350 Riverwood Pkwy, Suite 1250, Atlanta, GA 30339
150 East Ponce de Leon Avenue, Suite 450, Decatur, GA 30030
229 Peachtree St NE, Suite 2420, Atlanta, GA 30303
1349 West Peachtree St. NW, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30309
3333 Piedmont Rd NE, Suite 2500, Atlanta, GA 30305
11 Public Square, PO Box 878, Cartersville, GA 30120
1230 W Peachtree St NE, Suite 900, Atlanta, GA 30309
750 Hammond Drive, Building 12, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30328
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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