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4751 Best Road, Suite 175, Atlanta, GA 30337
3575 Koger Blvd, Suite 215, Duluth, GA 30096
5300 Memorial Drive, Suite 130, Stone Mountain, GA 30083
One Atlantic Center, Ste 2800, 1201 W. Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA 30309-3450
368 W Pike St, Suite 203, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
1180 Peachtree St NE, Suite 3350, Atlanta, GA 30309
115 Samaritan Dr, Suite 200, Cumming, GA 30040
110 Habersham Drive, Fayetteville, GA 30214
2786 North Decatur Road, Suite 245, Decatur, GA 30033
3330 Cumberland Blvd SE, Suite 600, Atlanta, GA 30339
1800 Peachtree Rd NW, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30309
750 Hammond Drive, Building 12, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30328
1100 Peachtree Street, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30309
1800 Peachtree Street NW, Atlanta, GA 30309
288 Lawrence Street NE, Marietta, GA 30060
400 Galleria Pkwy SE, Suite 1920, Atlanta, GA 30339
101 Marietta Street NW, Suite 3325, Atlanta, GA 30303
Mansell West Office Park 695, Suite 250-B, Roswell, GA 30076
1800 Peachtree St NE, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30309
3333 Piedmont Rd NE, Suite 2500, Atlanta, GA 30305
1349 West Peachtree St. NW, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30309
60 Salbide Ave, Newnan, GA 30263
1100 Spring St NW, Suite 755, Atlanta, GA 30309
2786 N. Decatur Road, Suite 245, Decatur, GA 30033
234 Luckie St, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
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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