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3330 Cumberland Blvd SE, Suite 600, Atlanta, GA 30339
1201 Peachtree Street, N.E., 400 Colony Square, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30361
2786 North Decatur Road, Suite 245, Decatur, GA 30033
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229 Peachtree St NE, Suite 2420, Atlanta, GA 30303
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3333 Piedmont Rd NE, Suite 2500, Atlanta, GA 30305
675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, #223, Atlanta, GA 30308
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PO Box 427, Mableton, GA 30126
4330 South Lee Street, Building 400, Suite C, Buford, GA 30515
2024 Beaver Ruin Rd, Norcross, GA 30071
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730 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 570, Atlanta, GA 30308
2719 Buford Highway NE, Atlanta, GA 30324
691 John Wesley Dobbs Ave NE, Suite V-138, Atlanta, GA 30312
152 Nassau Street, N.W., Atlanta, GA 30303
5109 Highway 278 N.E., Suite B, Covington, GA 30014
1201 W Peachtree St, Suite 2300, Atlanta, GA 30309
2161 Peachtree Road, N.E., Suite 807, Atlanta, GA 30309
Park Ridge 85, 2900 Chamblee-Tucker Rd., Bldg. 1, Atlanta, GA 30341
914 Church St, Decatur, GA 30030
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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