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2451 Cumberland Parkway, Suite 3649, Atlanta, GA 30339
3333 Piedmont Rd NE, Suite 2500, Atlanta, GA 30305
691 John Wesley Dobbs Ave NE, Suite V-138, Atlanta, GA 30312
1349 West Peachtree St. NW, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30309
301 Washington Ave, Marietta, GA 30060
152 Nassau Street, N.W., Atlanta, GA 30303
5590 Roswell Road, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30342
248 Roswell St, Marietta, GA 30060
1190 Buckhead Crossing, Suite D, Woodstock, GA 30189
275 Scientific Dr NW, Suite 1000, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092
One Atlantic Center, Ste 2800, 1201 W. Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA 30309-3450
1201 W Peachtree St NW, Suite 2300, Atlanta, GA 30309
3461 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road, Suite D, Suwanee, GA 30024
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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
535 N McDonough St., Decatur, GA 30030
271 17th St NW, Suite 1720, Atlanta, GA 30363
3575 Koger Blvd, Suite 215, Duluth, GA 30096
15800 Birmingham Hwy, Suite 601, Milton, GA 30004
1900 The Exchange SE, Building 500, Atlanta, GA 30339
1100 Peachtree Street N.E., Suite 950, Atlanta, GA 30309
845 S Carroll Rd, Suites A & B, Villa Rica, GA 30180
260 Peachtree Street Northwest, Suite 2502, Atlanta, GA 30303
114 Stone Mountain Street, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
1201 West Peachtree Street, Suite 2300, Atlanta, GA 30309
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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