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3414 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30326
Decatur Court, Suite 602, 315 West Ponce de Leon Avenue, Decatur, GA 30030
191 Peachtree Street, N.E., Suite 2900, Atlanta, GA 30303-1775
1100 Peachtree Street, NE, Suite 2800, Atlanta, GA 30309
3151 Maple Drive, NE, Atlanta, GA 30305
171 17th Street NW, Suite 1550, Atlanta, GA 30363
2030 Main Street, NW, Suite 303, Atlanta, GA 30318
3344 Peachtree Road, N.E., Suite 2400, Atlanta, GA 30326
1331 Spring St NW, Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA 30309
1640 Powers Ferry Rd, Building 11, Suite 200, Marietta, GA 30067
191 Peachtree St. NE, Suite 3950, Atlanta, GA 30303
8565 Dunwoody Pl, Suite A, Atlanta, GA 30350
160 Clairemont Ave, Suite 645, Decatur, GA 30030
PO Box 481, Loganville, GA 30052
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
326 Roswell Street, Suite 100, Marietta, GA 30060
250 Lawrence Street, Marietta, GA 30060
150 S. Perry Street, Suite 203, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
205 Norcross St., Roswell, GA 30075
1447 Peachtree Street, Suite 540A, Atlanta, GA 30305
6625 The Corners Parkway Suite 115, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092
3453 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Rd, Suite A, Suwanee, GA 30024
306 S 5th St, Griffin, GA 30224
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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