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130 E Main St, Suite 300; Office 327, Canton, GA 30114
236 Johnson Ferry Road NE, Suite 210, Sandy Springs, GA 30328
326 Roswell Street, Suite 100, Marietta, GA 30060
1201 West Peachtree, Suite 1100, Atlanta, GA 30309-3232
241 Washington Avenue NE, Marietta, GA 30060
250 Lawrence Street, Marietta, GA 30060
150 S. Perry Street, Suite 203, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
306 S 5th St, Griffin, GA 30224
10 Lenox Pointe, Atlanta, GA 30324
2451 Cumberland Parkway, Suite 3649, Atlanta, GA 30339
1950 Spectrum Circle, Ste 500, Marietta, GA 30067
80 Macon St, McDonough, GA 30253
1117 Perimeter Center West, Suite W-501, Atlanta, GA 30338
3227 S Cherokee Ln, STE 1360, Woodstock, GA 30188
1190 Buckhead Crossing, Suite D, Woodstock, GA 30189
PO Box 427, Mableton, GA 30126
1000 Parkwood Circle SE, Suite 220, Atlanta, GA 30339
555 Northpoint Center East, 4th Floor, Alpharetta, GA 30022
229 Peachtree St NE, Suite 2420, Atlanta, GA 30303
1936 North Druid Hills Road Northeast, Suite B, Atlanta, GA 30319
315 W. Ponce de Leon Avenue, Suite 321, Decatur, GA 30030
600 Peachtree St NE, Suite 4010, Atlanta, GA 30308
36 Ayers Ave NE, Marietta, GA 30060
830 Glenwood Ave SE, Suite 510-203, Atlanta, GA 30316
675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, #223, 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