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80 Macon St, McDonough, GA 30253
1950 Spectrum Circle, Ste 500, Marietta, GA 30067
102 1/2 South Main Street, Jonesboro, GA 30236
229 Peachtree St NE, Suite 2500, Atlanta, GA 30303
3227 S Cherokee Ln, STE 1360, Woodstock, GA 30188
75 West Wieuca Road Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30342
310 B Newnan Street, Carrollton, GA 30117
44 Broad Street, NW, The Grant Building, Suite 607, Atlanta, GA 30303
1099 Saint Louis Place, Atlanta, GA 30303
2295 Parklake Dr NE, Suite 140, Atlanta, GA 30345
691 John Wesley Dobbs Ave NE, Suite V-138, Atlanta, GA 30312
Two Ravinia Dr., Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30346
3715 Northside Parkway, Suite 3-650, Atlanta, GA 30327
260 Peachtree St NW, Suite 2200, Atlanta, GA 30303
301 Washington Ave NE, Marietta, GA 30060
3330 Cumberland Boulevard, Suite 500, Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30339
1180 W Peachtree St NW, Suite 2075, Atlanta, GA 30309
511 East Paces Ferry Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30305
5050 Union Street, Suite 397, Union City, GA 30291
1 Baltimore Pl NW, Suite 130, Atlanta, GA 30308
1800 Peachtree Rd, Suite 335, Atlanta, GA 30309
1440 Dutch Valley Pl NE, Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30324
3175 Shallowford Road, Atlanta, GA 30341
912 Holcomb Bridge Rd, Suite 203, Roswell, GA 30076
PO Box 2713, Peachtree City, GA 30269-0713
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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