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1800 Peachtree Rd, Suite 335, Atlanta, GA 30309
3175 Shallowford Road, Atlanta, GA 30341
3400 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1011, Atlanta, GA 30326
5050 Union Street, Suite 397, Union City, GA 30291
1440 Dutch Valley Pl NE, Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30324
418 Pirkle Ferry Rd, Suite 110, Cumming, GA 30040
191 Peachtree St. NE, Suite 3950, Atlanta, GA 30303
750 Longleaf Blvd, Suite A, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
137 W Mill St, Suite B, Jonesboro, GA 30236
301 Washington Ave NE, Marietta, GA 30060
5300 Memorial Drive, Suite 130, Stone Mountain, GA 30083
285 W. Wieuca Rd NE, Unit 4056, Atlanta, GA 30342
133 Nassau St NW, Atlanta, GA 30303
151 West Main Street, Suite 203, Canton, GA 30114
160 Clairemont Ave, Suite 645, Decatur, GA 30030
114 Stone Mountain Street, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
124 North Hill Street, PO Drawer L, Griffin, GA 30223
111 West Main Street, PO Box 677, Canton, GA 30114
464 Griffin St., PO Box 388, Zebulon, GA 30295
100 West Cherokee Avenue, PO Box 2650, Cartersville, GA 30120
150 S. Perry Street, Suite 203, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
3355 Lenox Road, Suite 750, Atlanta, GA 30326
250 Lawrence Street, Marietta, GA 30060
241 Washington Avenue NE, Marietta, GA 30060
1355 Terrell Mill Road SE, BLDG 1480, STE 250, Marietta, GA 30067
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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