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101 Marietta St NW, Suite 3300, Atlanta, GA 30303
999 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30309
170 Anderson St. SE, Marietta, GA 30060
310 Tanner Street, Carrollton, GA 30117
1227 Rockbridge Rd SW, PMB 348 Suite 208, Stone Mountain, GA 30087
912 Holcomb Bridge Rd, Suite 203, Roswell, GA 30076
327 Dahlonega St, Suite 1803-A, Cumming, GA 30040
661 Forest Pkwy, Suite E, Forest Park, GA 30297
3424 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1200, Atlanta, GA 30326
3317 Fayetteville Rd., Griffin, GA 30223
3546 Habersham at Northlake Rd, Tucker, GA 30084
3550 Lenox Rd, 21st Floor, Atlanta, GA 30326
511 East Paces Ferry Road, N.E., Atlanta, GA 30305
1100 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 924, Atlanta, GA 30309
1735 Pennsylvania Avenue, McDonough, GA 30253
1100 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30309
365 Northridge Rd, Suite 230, Atlanta, GA 30350
315 West Ponce De Leon Avenue, Suite 400, Decatur, GA 30030
1800 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30309
1180 West Peachtree Street, Suite 1800, Atlanta, GA 30309
1100 Peachtree St NE, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30309
171 17th Street NW, Suite 1550, Atlanta, GA 30363
280 S Atlanta St, Ste 300, Roswell, GA 30075
288 Highway 314, Suite B2, Fayetteville, GA 30214
701 Whitlock Avenue, Suite J43, Marietta, GA 30064
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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