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215 North McDonough Street, Decatur, GA 30030
3350 Riverwood Pkwy, Suite 1250, Atlanta, GA 30339
200 Ashford Center North, Suite 350, Atlanta, GA 30338
37 Calumet Pkwy, Newnan, GA 30263
1230 W Peachtree St NE, Suite 900, Atlanta, GA 30309
100 North Point Center E, Suite 125, Alpharetta, GA 30022
399 Washington Ave NE, Marietta, GA 30060
2451 Cumberland Parkway, Suite 3649, Atlanta, GA 30339
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1190 Buckhead Crossing, Suite D, Woodstock, GA 30189
1201 W Peachtree St NW, Suite 2300, Atlanta, GA 30309
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6185 Crooked Creek Rd NW, Suite H, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092
3500 Lenox Rd NE, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30326
1827 Powers Ferry Road, Bldg. 25-100, Atlanta, GA 30339
4153 C Flat Shoals Parkway, Suite 332, Decatur, GA 30034
4751 Best Road, Suite 175, Atlanta, GA 30337
2302 Parklake Dr NE, Suite 615, Atlanta, GA 30345
535 N McDonough St., Decatur, GA 30030
50 Hurt Plaza SE, #1250, Atlanta, GA 30303
3461 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road, Suite D, Suwanee, GA 30024
1360 Peachtree St NE, Suite 1201, Atlanta, GA 30309
30 Perimeter Park Drive, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30341
15800 Birmingham Hwy, Suite 601, Milton, GA 30004
1735 Buford Hwy., Ste. 215-263, Cumming, GA 30041
999 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1600, 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