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2786 North Decatur Road, Suite 245, Decatur, GA 30033
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100 West Cherokee Avenue, PO Box 2650, Cartersville, GA 30120
3344 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30326
464 Griffin St., PO Box 388, Zebulon, GA 30295
3675 Crestwood Parkway, Suite 400, Duluth, GA 30096
4330 S Lee St, Building 400 - Suite C, Buford, GA 30518
1979 Lakeside Parkway, Suite 340, Tucker, GA 30084
3630 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 550, Atlanta, GA 30326
111 West Main Street, PO Box 677, Canton, GA 30114
114 Stone Mountain Street, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
124 North Hill Street, PO Drawer L, Griffin, GA 30223
3344 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1950, Atlanta, GA 30326
900 Circle 75 Parkway, Suite 1040, Atlanta, GA 30339
10 Lenox Pointe, Atlanta, GA 30324
101 Marietta St NW, Suite 3340, Atlanta, GA 30303
3455 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA 30326
241 Washington Avenue NE, Marietta, GA 30060
3350 Riverwood Pkwy, 1900, Atlanta, GA 30339
2295 Parklake Dr NE, Suite 525, Atlanta, GA 30345
1411 S Gordon St SW, Atlanta, GA 30310
100 Peachtree Street Northwest, Suite 2060, Atlanta, GA 30303
50 Hurt Plaza, Suite 1120, Atlanta, GA 30303
260 Peachtree Street Northwest, Suite 2502, Atlanta, GA 30303
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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