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1360 Peachtree St NE, Suite 1201, Atlanta, GA 30309
770 Kings Way, Atlanta, GA 30327
729 Piedmont Ave, Atlanta, GA 30308
215 North McDonough Street, Decatur, GA 30030
3630 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 550, Atlanta, GA 30326
500 14th Street, NW, Atlanta, GA 30318
3355 Lenox Road, Suite 750, Atlanta, GA 30326
750 Hammond Dr, Building 10, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30328
110 Evans Mill Drive, Suite 402, Dallas, GA 30157
261 West Crogan Street, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
275 Scientific Dr NW, Suite 1000, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092
236 Washington Avenue NE, Marietta, GA 30060
229 Peachtree St NE, Suite 2505, Atlanta, GA 30303
117 Luckie St NW, Atlanta, GA 30303
115 Samaritan Dr, Suite 200, Cumming, GA 30040
1745 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive Southwest, Atlanta, GA 30314
3350 Riverwood Pkwy, 1900, Atlanta, GA 30339
1360 Peachtree St NE, Suite 1250, Atlanta, GA 30309
912 Holcomb Bridge Rd, Suite 203, Roswell, GA 30076
1230 Peachtree Street NE, Promenade, Suite 2100, Atlanta, GA 30309-7649
4751 Best Road, Suite 175, Atlanta, GA 30337
1 Baltimore Pl NW, Suite 130, Atlanta, GA 30308
1827 Powers Ferry Road, Bldg. 25-100, Atlanta, GA 30339
261 W Crogan St, Suite E, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
PO Box 2713, Peachtree City, GA 30269-0713
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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