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Two Ravinia Dr., Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30346
1355 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 455, Atlanta, GA 30309
236 Washington Avenue, Marietta, GA 30060
380 Dahlonega Street, Suite 104, Cumming, GA 30040
229 Peachtree St NE, Suite 2505, Atlanta, GA 30303
291 Jarvis St, Canton, GA 30114
1745 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive Southwest, Atlanta, GA 30314
261 West Crogan Street, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
8701 Hospital Drive, Suite B, Douglasville, GA 30134-2265
3344 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30326
3675 Crestwood Parkway, Suite 400, Duluth, GA 30096
10 Lenox Pointe, Atlanta, GA 30324
3520 Piedmont Rd NE, Suite 280, Atlanta, GA 30305
309 E. Paces Ferry Road NE, 4th Floor, Atlanta, GA 30305
241 Washington Avenue NE, Marietta, GA 30060
60 Salbide Ave, Newnan, GA 30263
153 Senoia Rd., Peachtree City, GA 30269
1560 Warsaw Road, Roswell, GA 30076
685 Linwood Ave NE, Suite 200A, Atlanta, GA 30306
133 Nassau St NW, Atlanta, GA 30303
P. O. Box 795, Holly Springs, GA 30142-0795
280 S Atlanta St, Ste 300, Roswell, GA 30075
102 1/2 South Main Street, Jonesboro, GA 30236
600 Peachtree St NE, Suite 4010, Atlanta, GA 30308
125 E Trinity Pl, Suite 208, Decatur, GA 30030
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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