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100 North Point Center E, Suite 125, Alpharetta, GA 30022
1201 West Peachtree, Suite 1100, Atlanta, GA 30309-3232
150 East Ponce de Leon Avenue, Suite 450, Decatur, GA 30030
201 17th Street NW, Atlantic Station, Suite 1700, Atlanta, GA 30363
3050 Peachtree Road NW, Suite 355, Atlanta, GA 30305
260 Constitution Blvd, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
2180 Elm St NE, Covington, GA 30014
30 Perimeter Park Drive, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30341
153 Senoia Rd., Peachtree City, GA 30269
280 S Atlanta St, Ste 300, Roswell, GA 30075
117 North Erwin Street., Cartersville, GA 30120
701 Whitlock Avenue, Suite J43, Marietta, GA 30064
391 E Main St, Canton, GA 30114
235 Peachtree St NE, Suite 400, Atlanta, GA 30303
729 Piedmont Ave, Atlanta, GA 30308
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1875 Old Alabama Road, Suite 510, Roswell, GA 30076
845 S Carroll Rd, Suites A & B, Villa Rica, GA 30180
675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Suite 8500, Atlanta, GA 30308
2200 Fairburn Rd SW, Atlanta, GA 30331
260 Peachtree St, NW Suite 2200, Atlanta, GA 30303
4330 S Lee St, Building 400 - Suite C, Buford, GA 30518
360 West Main st, Canton, GA 30114
1230 Peachtree Street NE, Promenade, Suite 2100, Atlanta, GA 30309-7649
113 Glynn St S, Fayetteville, GA 30214
8701 Hospital Drive, Suite B, Douglasville, GA 30134-2265
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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