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2200 Fairburn Rd SW, Atlanta, GA 30331
191 Roswell St NE, Marietta, GA 30060
1800 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30309
113 Glynn St S, Fayetteville, GA 30214
1201 Peachtreet Street NE, Suite 1100, Atlanta, GA 30361
2719 Buford Highway NE, Atlanta, GA 30324
244 Roswell St, Suite 500, Marietta, GA 30060
100 N Main St, Suite 340, Alpharetta, GA 30009
1355 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 455, Atlanta, GA 30309
110 Evans Mill Drive, Suite 402, Dallas, GA 30157
235 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 400, Atlanta, GA 30303
730 Peachtree Street, Suite 1055, Atlanta, GA 30308
511 East Paces Ferry Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30305
75 Jackson St, Suite 402, Newnan, GA 30263
1230 Peachtree St NE, Promenade Tower, 21st Floor, Atlanta, GA 30309
691 John Wesley Dobbs Ave NE, Suite V-138, Atlanta, GA 30312
919 Center Street, Conyers, GA 30012
125 Townpark Dr, Suite 300, Kennesaw, GA 30144
271 17th St NW, Suite 1720, Atlanta, GA 30363
1800 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30309
137 W Mill St, Suite B, Jonesboro, GA 30236
750 Longleaf Blvd, Suite A, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
101 South Hill Street, Griffin, GA 30223
4910 Jonesboro Road, Suite 602, Union City, GA 30291
55 Atlanta St SE, Suite 417, Marietta, GA 30060
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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