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1180 West Peachtree Street, Suite 2450, Atlanta, GA 30309
Two Ravinia Dr., Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30346
2295 Parklake Dr NE, Suite 140, Atlanta, GA 30345
115 Samaritan Dr, Suite 200, Cumming, GA 30040
1745 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive Southwest, Atlanta, GA 30314
140 Mark Whitfield St, Suite A, Jasper, GA 30143
1360 Peachtree St NE, Suite 1250, Atlanta, GA 30309
912 Holcomb Bridge Rd, Suite 203, Roswell, GA 30076
3355 Lenox Road, Suite 750, Atlanta, GA 30326
1 Baltimore Pl NW, Suite 130, Atlanta, GA 30308
1230 Peachtree Street NE, Promenade, Suite 2100, Atlanta, GA 30309-7649
275 Scientific Dr NW, Suite 1000, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092
PO Box 2713, Peachtree City, GA 30269-0713
261 W Crogan St, Suite E, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
8701 Hospital Drive, Suite B, Douglasville, GA 30134-2265
130 E Main St, Suite 300; Office 327, Canton, GA 30114
3520 Piedmont Rd NE, Suite 280, Atlanta, GA 30305
309 E. Paces Ferry Road NE, 4th Floor, Atlanta, GA 30305
1800 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30309
1560 Warsaw Road, Roswell, GA 30076
500 14th Street, NW, Atlanta, GA 30318
60 Salbide Ave, Newnan, GA 30263
3575 Piedmont Rd NE, Tower 15, Suite 1010, Atlanta, GA 30305
15 Perry St, Newnan, GA 30263
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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