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152 Nassau Street, N.W., Atlanta, GA 30303
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1800 W Peachtree St NW, Suite 430, Atlanta, GA 30309
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2011 Commerce Drive N, Suite 3405, Peachtree City, GA 30269
1100 Peachtree St NE, Suite 900, Atlanta, GA 30309
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675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Suite 8500, Atlanta, GA 30308
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14 Lenox Pointe NE, Suite A, Atlanta, GA 30324
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260 Constitution Blvd, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
2180 Elm St NE, Covington, GA 30014
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5050 Union Street, Suite 397, Union City, GA 30291
191 Roswell St NE, Marietta, GA 30060
1440 Dutch Valley Pl NE, Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30324
1800 Peachtree Rd, Suite 335, Atlanta, GA 30309
3175 Shallowford Road, Atlanta, GA 30341
3400 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1011, Atlanta, GA 30326
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418 Pirkle Ferry Rd, Suite 110, Cumming, GA 30040
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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