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3344 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1950, Atlanta, GA 30326
2200 Fairburn Rd SW, Atlanta, GA 30331
117 North Erwin Street., Cartersville, GA 30120
391 E Main St, Canton, GA 30114
75 Jackson St, Suite 402, Newnan, GA 30263
1201 W Peachtree St, Suite 2300, Atlanta, GA 30309
235 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 400, Atlanta, GA 30303
691 John Wesley Dobbs Ave NE, Suite V-138, Atlanta, GA 30312
1800 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30309
730 Peachtree Street, Suite 1055, Atlanta, GA 30308
675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Suite 8500, Atlanta, GA 30308
2296 Henderson Mill Road, Suite 304, Atlanta, GA 30044
4360 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd, Suite 505, Atlanta, GA 30341
14 Lenox Pointe NE, Suite A, Atlanta, GA 30324
2011 Commerce Drive N, Suite 3405, Peachtree City, GA 30269
260 Constitution Blvd, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
6625 The Corners Parkway Suite 115, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092
1100 Peachtree St NE, Suite 900, Atlanta, GA 30309
1800 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30309
3350 Riverwood Pkwy, Suite 1250, Atlanta, GA 30339
124 North Hill Street, PO Drawer L, Griffin, GA 30223
111 West Main Street, PO Box 677, Canton, GA 30114
114 Stone Mountain Street, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
100 West Cherokee Avenue, PO Box 2650, Cartersville, GA 30120
464 Griffin St., PO Box 388, Zebulon, GA 30295
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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