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1180 West Peachtree Street, Suite 2450, Atlanta, GA 30309
4910 Jonesboro Road, Suite 602, Union City, GA 30291
418 Pirkle Ferry Rd, Suite 110, Cumming, GA 30040
3400 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1011, Atlanta, GA 30326
3330 Cumberland Boulevard, Suite 500, Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30339
261 W Crogan St, Suite E, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
1360 Peachtree St NE, Suite 1250, Atlanta, GA 30309
3344 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30326
1800 W Peachtree St NW, Suite 430, Atlanta, GA 30309
3715 Northside Parkway, Building 300, Suite 650, Atlanta, GA 30327
241 Washington Avenue NE, Marietta, GA 30060
301 Washington Ave, Marietta, GA 30060
2296 Henderson Mill Road, Suite 304, Atlanta, GA 30044
10 Lenox Pointe, Atlanta, GA 30324
1560 Warsaw Road, Roswell, GA 30076
1180 W Peachtree St NW, Suite 2075, Atlanta, GA 30309
PO Box 427, Mableton, GA 30126
229 Peachtree St NE, Suite 2420, Atlanta, GA 30303
153 Senoia Rd., Peachtree City, GA 30269
247 Washington Ave NE, Marietta, GA 30060
36 Ayers Ave NE, Marietta, GA 30060
675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, #223, Atlanta, GA 30308
225 North Jeff Davis Drive, Fayetteville, GA 30214
750 Hammond Dr, Building 10, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30328
150 East Ponce de Leon Avenue, Suite 450, 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