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280 S Atlanta St, Ste 300, Roswell, GA 30075
1201 West Peachtree, Suite 1100, Atlanta, GA 30309-3232
1180 West Peachtree Street, Suite 1800, Atlanta, GA 30309
391 E Main St, Canton, GA 30114
30 Perimeter Park Drive, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30341
691 John Wesley Dobbs Ave NE, Suite V-138, Atlanta, GA 30312
675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Suite 8500, Atlanta, GA 30308
2400 Herodian Way, Suite 145, Smyrna, GA 30080
117 North Erwin Street., Cartersville, GA 30120
2200 Fairburn Rd SW, Atlanta, GA 30331
301 Washington Ave NE, Marietta, GA 30060
659 Auburn Avenue, Suite 153, Atlanta, GA 30312
659 Auburn Ave NE, Suite 153, Atlanta, GA 30312
3688 Clearview Avenue, Suite 202, Atlanta, GA 30340
1800 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30309
884 Green Street SW, Conyers, GA 30012
257 Lawrence St NE, #373, Marietta, GA 30060
101 Marietta St NW, Suite 3340, Atlanta, GA 30303
140 Mark Whitfield St, Suite A, Jasper, GA 30143
924 Cherokee Ave, Monroe, GA 30655
113 Glynn St S, Fayetteville, GA 30214
201 17th Street NW, Atlantic Station, Suite 1700, Atlanta, GA 30363
555 Northpoint Center East, 4th Floor, Alpharetta, GA 30022
3050 Peachtree Road NW, Suite 355, Atlanta, GA 30305
260 Constitution Blvd, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
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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