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160 Clairemont Ave, Suite 645, Decatur, GA 30030
351-A Dahlonega Street, Cumming, GA 30040
1745 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive NW, Atlanta, GA 30314
1050 Crown Pointe Pkwy, Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30338
1050 Crown Pointe Parkway, Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30338
303 Elizabeth Street, NE, Atlanta, GA 30307
1230 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 2350, Atlanta, GA 30309
49 Green St, Marietta, GA 30060
Decatur Court, Suite 602, 315 West Ponce de Leon Avenue, Decatur, GA 30030
127 Peachtree Street, The Candler Building Suite 1105, Atlanta, GA 30303
327 Dahlonega Street, Suite 1600, Cumming, GA 30040
101 Marietta St NW, Suite 3340, Atlanta, GA 30303
101 W Main St, Canton, GA 30114
230 Peachtree Street, N.W., Suite 2400, Atlanta, GA 30303-1557
1800 Peachtree St NE, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30309
215 North McDonough Street, Decatur, GA 30030
3500 Lenox Road, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30326
6224 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth, PO Box 2000, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
3340 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 2900, Atlanta, GA 30326
Two Decatur TownCenter, Suite 420, 125 Clairmont Avenue, Decatur, GA 30030
1360 Peachtree Street N.E., Suite 910, Atlanta, GA 30309
2300 Henderson Mill Road NE, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30345
1100 Spring St NW, Suite 755, Atlanta, GA 30309
110 Evans Mill Drive, Suite 402, Dallas, GA 30157
4426 Hugh Howell Rd, Suite B504, Tucker, GA 30084
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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