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1108 Conyers Street SW, Suite 2W, Covington, GA 30014
770 Kings Way, Atlanta, GA 30327
102 1/2 South Main Street, Jonesboro, GA 30236
1180 West Peachtree Street, Suite 2450, Atlanta, GA 30309
3530 Habersham at Northlake Rd, Building C, Tucker, GA 30084
236 Johnson Ferry Road NE, Suite 210, Sandy Springs, GA 30328
150 East Ponce de Leon Avenue, Suite 450, Decatur, GA 30030
PO Box 2713, Peachtree City, GA 30269-0713
3715 Northside Parkway, Building 300, Suite 650, Atlanta, GA 30327
912 Holcomb Bridge Rd, Suite 203, Roswell, GA 30076
1 Baltimore Pl NW, Suite 130, Atlanta, GA 30308
1355 Peachtree St NE, Suite 1125, Atlanta, GA 30309
1117 Perimeter Center West, Suite W-501, Atlanta, GA 30338
701 Whitlock Avenue, Suite J43, Marietta, GA 30064
750 Hammond Dr, Building 10, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30328
288 Highway 314, Suite B2, Fayetteville, GA 30214
3630 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 550, Atlanta, GA 30326
3715 Northside Pkwy NW, Building 100 Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30327
1675 Lower Roswell Rd, Marietta, GA 30068
914 Church St, Decatur, GA 30030
260 Peachtree St, NW Suite 2200, Atlanta, GA 30303
1479 Brockett Road, Suite 200, Tucker, GA 30084
950 East Paces Ferry Rd NE, Suite 2450, Atlanta, GA 30326
729 Piedmont Ave., N.E., Atlanta, GA 30308
2161 Peachtree Road, N.E., Suite 807, 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