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150 E. Ponce De Leon Avenue, Suite 250, Decatur, GA 30030
100 Peachtree Street Northwest, Suite 2060, Atlanta, GA 30303
50 Hurt Plaza, Suite 1120, Atlanta, GA 30303
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3100 Interstate N Cir SE, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30339
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14 Lenox Pointe NE, Suite A, Atlanta, GA 30324
50 Hurt Plaza, Suite 1640, Atlanta, GA 30303
400 Galleria Pkwy, SE, Ste 1920, Atlanta, GA 30339
15800 Birmingham Hwy, Suite 601, Milton, GA 30004
3455 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA 30326
229 Peachtree St NE, Suite 2505, Atlanta, GA 30303
1050 Crown Pointe Parkway, Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30338
261 West Crogan Street, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
1 Baltimore Pl NW, Suite 130, Atlanta, GA 30308
912 Holcomb Bridge Rd, Suite 203, Roswell, GA 30076
291 Jarvis St, Canton, GA 30114
PO Box 2713, Peachtree City, GA 30269-0713
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1230 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 2350, 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