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152 Nassau Street, N.W., Atlanta, GA 30303
7000 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd, Buildign 1, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30328
1180 West Peachtree Street, Suite 1800, Atlanta, GA 30309
730 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 570, Atlanta, GA 30308
2230 Towne Lake Parkway, Building 600, Suite 140, Woodstock, GA 30189
2024 Beaver Ruin Rd, Norcross, GA 30071
4330 South Lee Street, Building 400, Suite C, Buford, GA 30515
535 N McDonough St., Decatur, GA 30030
691 John Wesley Dobbs Ave NE, Suite V-138, Atlanta, GA 30312
4153 C Flat Shoals Parkway, Suite 332, Decatur, GA 30034
3461 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road, Suite D, Suwanee, GA 30024
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6185 Crooked Creek Rd NW, Suite H, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092
5600 Roswell Rd NW, Suite H200, Atlanta, GA 30342
301 Washington Ave, Marietta, GA 30060
260 Peachtree Street Northwest, Suite 2502, Atlanta, GA 30303
One Atlantic Center, Ste 2800, 1201 W. Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA 30309-3450
15800 Birmingham Hwy, Suite 601, Milton, GA 30004
368 W Pike St, Suite 203, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
1100 Peachtree Street N.E., Suite 950, Atlanta, GA 30309
1201 West Peachtree Street, Suite 2300, Atlanta, GA 30309
1479 Brockett Road, Suite 200, Tucker, GA 30084
124 North Hill Street, PO Drawer L, Griffin, GA 30223
2008 East View Parkway, Suite 100, Conyers, GA 30013
110 Habersham Drive, Fayetteville, GA 30214
464 Griffin St., PO Box 388, Zebulon, GA 30295
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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