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2200 Fairburn Rd SW, Atlanta, GA 30331
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75 West Wieuca Road Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30342
125 E Trinity Pl, Suite 208, Decatur, GA 30030
577 E Main St, Canton, GA 30114
1770 Indian Trial Lilburn Road, Suite 350, Norcross, GA 30093
3688 Clearview Avenue, Suite 202, Atlanta, GA 30340
924 Cherokee Ave, Monroe, GA 30655
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101 Marietta St NW, Suite 3340, Atlanta, GA 30303
140 Mark Whitfield St, Suite A, Jasper, GA 30143
257 Lawrence St NE, #373, Marietta, GA 30060
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884 Green Street SW, Conyers, GA 30012
1800 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30309
1640 Powers Ferry Rd, Building 11, Suite 200, Marietta, GA 30067
1230 Peachtree Street NE, Promenade, Suite 2100, Atlanta, GA 30309-7649
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PO Box 2713, Peachtree City, GA 30269-0713
191 Roswell St NE, Marietta, GA 30060
729 Piedmont Ave., N.E., Atlanta, GA 30308
Park Ridge 85, 2900 Chamblee-Tucker Rd., Bldg. 1, Atlanta, GA 30341
2161 Peachtree Road, N.E., Suite 807, Atlanta, GA 30309
Mansell West Office Park 695, Suite 250-B, Roswell, GA 30076
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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