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200 Ashford Center North, Suite 350, Atlanta, GA 30338
1640 Powers Ferry Rd, Building 11, Suite 200, Marietta, GA 30067
3530 Habersham at Northlake Rd, Building C, Tucker, GA 30084
2230 Towne Lake Parkway, Building 600, Suite 140, Woodstock, GA 30189
691 John Wesley Dobbs Ave NE, Suite V-138, Atlanta, GA 30312
260 Peachtree St NW, Suite 2200, Atlanta, GA 30303
3500 Lenox Rd NE, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30326
301 Washington Ave NE, Marietta, GA 30060
One Atlantic Center, Ste 2800, 1201 W. Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA 30309-3450
535 N McDonough St., Decatur, GA 30030
285 W. Wieuca Rd NE, Unit 4056, Atlanta, GA 30342
2451 Cumberland Parkway, Suite 3649, Atlanta, GA 30339
1180 Peachtree St NE, Suite 3350, Atlanta, GA 30309
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6185 Crooked Creek Rd NW, Suite H, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092
4153 C Flat Shoals Parkway, Suite 332, Decatur, GA 30034
3461 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road, Suite D, Suwanee, GA 30024
133 Nassau St NW, Atlanta, GA 30303
1201 W Peachtree St NW, Suite 2300, Atlanta, GA 30309
3715 Northside Parkway, Suite 3-650, Atlanta, GA 30327
1190 Buckhead Crossing, Suite D, Woodstock, GA 30189
30 Perimeter Park Drive, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30341
1180 W Peachtree St NW, Suite 2075, Atlanta, GA 30309
368 W Pike St, Suite 203, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
235 Peachtree Street, NE, Suite 400, Atlanta, GA 30303
1360 Peachtree St NE, Suite 1201, Atlanta, GA 30309
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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