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1180 W Peachtree St NW, Suite 2075, Atlanta, GA 30309
1150 Spring St NW, Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30309
1100 Peachtree Street N.E., Suite 950, Atlanta, GA 30309
500 14th Street, NW, Atlanta, GA 30318
123 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30303
133 Nassau St NW, Atlanta, GA 30303
P. O. Box 795, Holly Springs, GA 30142-0795
380 Dahlonega Street, Suite 104, Cumming, GA 30040
3575 Piedmont Rd NE, Tower 15, Suite 1010, Atlanta, GA 30305
770 Kings Way, Atlanta, GA 30327
15 Perry St, Newnan, GA 30263
125 E Trinity Pl, Suite 208, Decatur, GA 30030
102 1/2 South Main Street, Jonesboro, GA 30236
100 Peachtree St NW, Suite 2060, Atlanta, GA 30303
2897 N. Druid HIlls Rd, Suite 142, Atlanta, GA 30345
6376 Spalding Dr., Norcross, GA 30092
577 E Main St, Canton, GA 30114
1111 South Marietta Pkwy SE, Suite 200, Marietta, GA 30060
1545 Peachtree St NE, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30309
269 Roswell Street, NE, Third Floor, Marietta, GA 30060
236 Johnson Ferry Road NE, Suite 210, Sandy Springs, GA 30328
1201 West Peachtree Street, Suite 2300, Atlanta, GA 30309
912 Holcomb Bridge Rd, Suite 203, Roswell, GA 30076
191 Peachtree St. NE, Suite 3950, Atlanta, GA 30303
1 Baltimore Pl NW, Suite 130, Atlanta, GA 30308
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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