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750 Hammond Drive, Building 12, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30328
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1440 Dutch Valley Pl NE, Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30324
1800 Peachtree Rd, Suite 335, Atlanta, GA 30309
3175 Shallowford Road, Atlanta, GA 30341
5050 Union Street, Suite 397, Union City, GA 30291
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101 Marietta Street, Suite 3650, Atlanta, GA 30303
1100 Spring St NW, Suite 755, Atlanta, GA 30309
234 Luckie St, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
137 W Mill St, Suite B, Jonesboro, GA 30236
2300 Henderson Mill Road NE, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30345
4426 Hugh Howell Rd, Suite B504, Tucker, GA 30084
750 Longleaf Blvd, Suite A, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
1100 Peachtree St NE, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30309
2795 Highway 34 East, Newnan, GA 30265
75 West Wieuca Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30342
PO Box 1253, Holly Springs, GA 30142
5300 Memorial Drive, Suite 130, Stone Mountain, GA 30083
1520 Senoia Rd, Suite C, Tyrone, GA 30290
130 E Main St, Suite 300; Office 327, Canton, GA 30114
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225 North Jeff Davis Drive, Fayetteville, GA 30214
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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