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2296 Henderson Mill Road, Suite 304, Atlanta, GA 30044
100 North Point Center E, Suite 125, Alpharetta, GA 30022
1800 W Peachtree St NW, Suite 430, Atlanta, GA 30309
1100 Peachtree Street, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30309
1800 Peachtree Street NW, Atlanta, GA 30309
101 Marietta Street NW, Suite 3325, Atlanta, GA 30303
400 Galleria Pkwy SE, Suite 1920, Atlanta, GA 30339
288 Lawrence Street NE, Marietta, GA 30060
1800 Peachtree St NE, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30309
Mansell West Office Park 695, Suite 250-B, Roswell, GA 30076
236 Washington Avenue, Marietta, GA 30060
229 Peachtree St NE, Suite 2505, Atlanta, GA 30303
275 Scientific Dr NW, Suite 1000, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092
3340 Peachtree Road, Tower Place, Suite 2570, Atlanta, GA 30326
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6185 Crooked Creek Rd NW, Suite H, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092
4153 C Flat Shoals Parkway, Suite 332, Decatur, GA 30034
261 West Crogan Street, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
3461 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road, Suite D, Suwanee, GA 30024
1745 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive Southwest, Atlanta, GA 30314
Suite 2540, Tower Place, 3340 Peachtree Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30326
685 Linwood Ave NE, Suite 200A, Atlanta, GA 30306
100 Peachtree St NW, Suite 2060, Atlanta, GA 30303
133 Nassau St NW, Atlanta, GA 30303
30 Perimeter Park Drive, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30341
2897 N. Druid HIlls Rd, Suite 142, Atlanta, GA 30345
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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