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1000 Parkwood Circle SE, Suite 220, Atlanta, GA 30339
301 Washington Ave NE, Marietta, GA 30060
4286 Bells Ferry Rd, Kennesaw, GA 30144
351-A Dahlonega Street, Cumming, GA 30040
1745 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive NW, Atlanta, GA 30314
1201 W Peachtree St, Suite 2300, Atlanta, GA 30309
1050 Crown Pointe Parkway, Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30338
250 Lawrence Street, Marietta, GA 30060
326 Roswell Street, Suite 100, Marietta, GA 30060
1230 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 2350, Atlanta, GA 30309
205 Norcross St., Roswell, GA 30075
1950 Spectrum Circle, Ste 500, Marietta, GA 30067
3227 S Cherokee Ln, STE 1360, Woodstock, GA 30188
80 Macon St, McDonough, GA 30253
3530 Habersham at Northlake Rd, Building C, Tucker, GA 30084
101 Marietta St NW, Suite 3340, Atlanta, GA 30303
215 North McDonough Street, Decatur, GA 30030
1936 North Druid Hills Road Northeast, Suite B, Atlanta, GA 30319
37 Calumet Pkwy, Newnan, GA 30263
315 W. Ponce de Leon Avenue, Suite 321, Decatur, GA 30030
1230 W Peachtree St NE, Suite 900, Atlanta, GA 30309
3330 Cumberland Boulevard, Suite 500, Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30339
1800 Peachtree St NE, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30309
2200 Century Pkwy NE, Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30345
3350 Riverwood Pkwy, 1900, Atlanta, GA 30339
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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