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201 17th Street NW, Atlantic Station, Suite 1700, Atlanta, GA 30363
260 Peachtree Street Northwest, Suite 2502, Atlanta, GA 30303
3050 Peachtree Road NW, Suite 355, Atlanta, GA 30305
One Atlantic Center, Ste 2800, 1201 W. Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA 30309-3450
2011 Commerce Drive N, Suite 3405, Peachtree City, GA 30269
1180 Peachtree St NE, Suite 3350, Atlanta, GA 30309
3350 Riverwood Pkwy, Suite 1250, Atlanta, GA 30339
3575 Koger Blvd, Suite 215, Duluth, GA 30096
15800 Birmingham Hwy, Suite 601, Milton, GA 30004
100 North Point Center E, Suite 125, Alpharetta, GA 30022
368 W Pike St, Suite 203, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
3455 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA 30326
248 Roswell St, Marietta, GA 30060
2295 Parklake Dr NE, Suite 140, Atlanta, GA 30345
500 Northwinds Center West, Suite 325, 11625 Rainwater Drive, Alpharetta, GA 30004
111 West Main Street, PO Box 677, Canton, GA 30114
2296 Henderson Mill Road, Suite 304, Atlanta, GA 30044
114 Stone Mountain Street, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
124 North Hill Street, PO Drawer L, Griffin, GA 30223
1800 W Peachtree St NW, Suite 430, Atlanta, GA 30309
3344 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1950, Atlanta, GA 30326
100 West Cherokee Avenue, PO Box 2650, Cartersville, GA 30120
271 17th St NW, Suite 1720, Atlanta, GA 30363
3355 Lenox Road, Suite 750, Atlanta, GA 30326
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