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326 Roswell Street, Suite 100, Marietta, GA 30060
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380 Dahlonega Street, Suite 104, Cumming, GA 30040
2786 North Decatur Road, Suite 245, Decatur, GA 30033
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3333 Piedmont Rd NE, Suite 2500, Atlanta, GA 30305
8701 Hospital Drive, Suite B, Douglasville, GA 30134-2265
3520 Piedmont Rd NE, Suite 280, Atlanta, GA 30305
130 E Main St, Suite 300; Office 327, Canton, GA 30114
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60 Salbide Ave, Newnan, GA 30263
153 Senoia Rd., Peachtree City, GA 30269
10 Lenox Pointe, Atlanta, GA 30324
2200 Century Pkwy NE, Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30345
125 E Trinity Pl, Suite 208, Decatur, GA 30030
6376 Spalding Dr., Norcross, GA 30092
1936 North Druid Hills Road Northeast, Suite B, Atlanta, GA 30319
1560 Warsaw Road, Roswell, GA 30076
577 E Main St, Canton, GA 30114
3455 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA 30326
2897 N. Druid HIlls Rd, Suite 142, Atlanta, GA 30345
315 W. Ponce de Leon Avenue, Suite 321, Decatur, GA 30030
133 Nassau St NW, Atlanta, GA 30303
P. O. Box 795, Holly Springs, GA 30142-0795
1111 South Marietta Pkwy SE, Suite 200, Marietta, GA 30060
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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