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1227 Rockbridge Rd SW, PMB 348 Suite 208, Stone Mountain, GA 30087
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125 Clairemont Avenue, Suite 470, Decatur, GA 30030
3101 Cobb Parkway SE, Suite 124, Suwanee, GA 30339
353 Dahlonega Street, Cumming, GA 30040
2039 Dayron Court, Marietta, GA 30062
242 Lawrence St NE, Marietta, GA 30060
630 Village Trace Building 15, Suite E, Marietta, GA 30067
Building F, 309 Pirkle Ferry Road, Cumming, GA 30040
1230 Peachtree St. NE, Suite 1700, Atlanta, GA 30309
315 West Ponce De Leon Avenue, Suite 400, Decatur, GA 30030
6474 Georgia Highway 400, Cumming, GA 30028
480 John Wesley Dobbs Ave NE, Unit 190, Atlanta, GA 30312
2415 Beaver Ruin Road, Norcross, GA 30071
1735 Pennsylvania Avenue, McDonough, GA 30253
315 W. Ponce de Leon Ave., Suite 400, Decatur, GA 30030
5555 Glenridge Connector, Suite 435, Atlanta, GA 30342
327 Dahlonega St, Suite 1803-A, Cumming, GA 30040
66 Lenox Pointe NE, Atlanta, GA 30324
659 Auburn Ave., NE, Suite 137, Atlanta, GA 30312
3155 Roswell Rd NW, Ste. 220, Atlanta, GA 30305
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100 Peachtree Street Northwest, Suite 2060, Atlanta, GA 30303
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Villa Rica Drug Possession Information
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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