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4330 South Lee Street, Building 400, Suite C, Buford, GA 30515
269 Roswell Street, NE, Third Floor, Marietta, GA 30060
730 Peachtree Street, Suite 1055, Atlanta, GA 30308
236 Johnson Ferry Road NE, Suite 210, Sandy Springs, GA 30328
2451 Cumberland Parkway, Suite 3649, Atlanta, GA 30339
659 Auburn Avenue, Suite 153, Atlanta, GA 30312
257 Lawrence St NE, #373, Marietta, GA 30060
1201 W Peachtree St NW, Suite 2300, Atlanta, GA 30309
3688 Clearview Avenue, Suite 202, Atlanta, GA 30340
659 Auburn Ave NE, Suite 153, Atlanta, GA 30312
101 Marietta St NW, Suite 3340, Atlanta, GA 30303
140 Mark Whitfield St, Suite A, Jasper, GA 30143
884 Green Street SW, Conyers, GA 30012
924 Cherokee Ave, Monroe, GA 30655
1190 Buckhead Crossing, Suite D, Woodstock, GA 30189
30 Perimeter Park Drive, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30341
2030 Main Street, NW, Suite 303, Atlanta, GA 30318
555 Northpoint Center East, 4th Floor, Alpharetta, GA 30022
729 Piedmont Ave., N.E., Atlanta, GA 30308
160 Clairemont Avenue Suite 425, PO Box 1324, Decatur, GA 30031
260 Constitution Blvd, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
659 Auburn Ave., NE, Suite 137, Atlanta, GA 30312
2011 Commerce Drive N, Suite 3405, Peachtree City, GA 30269
50 Hurt Plaza, Suite 1640, Atlanta, GA 30303
3575 Koger Blvd, Suite 215, Duluth, GA 30096
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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