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1479 Brockett Road, Suite 200, Tucker, GA 30084
950 East Paces Ferry Rd NE, Suite 2450, Atlanta, GA 30326
215 Church Street, Suite 107, PO Box 944, Decatur, GA 30030
75 Jackson St, Suite 402, Newnan, GA 30263
8701 Hospital Drive, Suite B, Douglasville, GA 30134-2265
3520 Piedmont Rd NE, Suite 280, Atlanta, GA 30305
3538 Habersham at Northlake Rd, Building D, Tucker, GA 30084
152 Nassau Street, N.W., Atlanta, GA 30303
280 S Atlanta St, Ste 300, Roswell, GA 30075
418 Pirkle Ferry Rd, Ste 104, Cumming, GA 30040
1800 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30309
511 East Paces Ferry Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30305
3500 Lenox Rd, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30326
One Atlantic Center, Ste 2800, 1201 W. Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA 30309-3450
691 John Wesley Dobbs Ave NE, Suite V-138, Atlanta, GA 30312
1800 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 430, Atlanta, GA 30309
1725 Windward Concourse, Suite 150, Alpharetta, GA 30005
2400 Herodian Way, Suite 145, Smyrna, GA 30080
1180 Peachtree St NE, Suite 3350, Atlanta, GA 30309
1201 W Peachtree St NW, Suite 2300, Atlanta, GA 30309
4330 South Lee Street, Building 400, Suite C, Buford, GA 30515
2024 Beaver Ruin Rd, Norcross, GA 30071
730 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 570, Atlanta, GA 30308
1190 Buckhead Crossing, Suite D, Woodstock, GA 30189
2786 North Decatur Road, Suite 245, Decatur, GA 30033
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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