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1100 Spring St NW, Suite 755, Atlanta, GA 30309
2786 N. Decatur Road, Suite 245, Decatur, GA 30033
234 Luckie St, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
101 Marietta Street, Suite 3650, Atlanta, GA 30303
1100 Peachtree St NE, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30309
4286 Bells Ferry Rd, Kennesaw, GA 30144
301 Washington Ave NE, Marietta, GA 30060
2300 Henderson Mill Road NE, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30345
1000 Parkwood Circle SE, Suite 220, Atlanta, GA 30339
351-A Dahlonega Street, Cumming, GA 30040
2451 Cumberland Parkway, Suite 3649, Atlanta, GA 30339
1745 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive NW, Atlanta, GA 30314
151 West Main Street, Suite 203, Canton, GA 30114
140 Mark Whitfield St, Suite A, Jasper, GA 30143
257 Lawrence St NE, #373, Marietta, GA 30060
3688 Clearview Avenue, Suite 202, Atlanta, GA 30340
1190 Buckhead Crossing, Suite D, Woodstock, GA 30189
1201 W Peachtree St NW, Suite 2300, Atlanta, GA 30309
659 Auburn Avenue, Suite 153, Atlanta, GA 30312
101 Marietta St NW, Suite 3340, Atlanta, GA 30303
659 Auburn Ave NE, Suite 153, Atlanta, GA 30312
884 Green Street SW, Conyers, GA 30012
924 Cherokee Ave, Monroe, GA 30655
326 Roswell Street, Suite 100, 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