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171 17th Street NW, Suite 1550, Atlanta, GA 30363
50 Hurt Plaza SE, #1250, Atlanta, GA 30303
113 Glynn St S, Fayetteville, GA 30214
1100 Peachtree St NE, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30309
3575 Koger Blvd, Suite 215, Duluth, GA 30096
100 N Main St, Suite 340, Alpharetta, GA 30009
2786 North Decatur Road, Suite 245, Decatur, GA 30033
1201 Peachtreet Street NE, Suite 1100, Atlanta, GA 30361
3330 Cumberland Blvd SE, Suite 600, Atlanta, GA 30339
55 Atlanta St SE, Suite 417, Marietta, GA 30060
PO Box 481, Loganville, GA 30052
2230 Towne Lake Parkway, Building 600, Suite 140, Woodstock, GA 30189
4910 Jonesboro Road, Suite 602, Union City, GA 30291
3675 Crestwood Parkway, Suite 400, Duluth, GA 30096
3333 Piedmont Rd NE, Suite 2500, Atlanta, GA 30305
1349 West Peachtree St. NW, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30309
4330 S Lee St, Building 400 - Suite C, Buford, GA 30518
380 Dahlonega Street, Suite 104, Cumming, GA 30040
60 Salbide Ave, Newnan, GA 30263
750 Longleaf Blvd, Suite A, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
137 W Mill St, Suite B, Jonesboro, GA 30236
10 Lenox Pointe, Atlanta, GA 30324
5277 Buford Hwy NE, Unit 273, Atlanta, GA 30340
418 Pirkle Ferry Rd, Suite 110, Cumming, GA 30040
3400 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1011, Atlanta, GA 30326
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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