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1180 West Peachtree Street, Suite 1800, Atlanta, GA 30309
3355 Lenox Road, Suite 750, Atlanta, GA 30326
229 Peachtree St NE, Suite 2500, Atlanta, GA 30303
1355 Peachtree St NE, Suite 1125, Atlanta, GA 30309
125 Clairemont Ave, Suite 470, Decatur, GA 30030
1447 Peachtree Street, Suite 540A, Atlanta, GA 30305
3350 Riverwood Pkwy, 1900, Atlanta, GA 30339
171 17th Street NW, Suite 1550, Atlanta, GA 30363
306 S 5th St, Griffin, GA 30224
1827 Powers Ferry Road, Bldg. 25-100, Atlanta, GA 30339
3330 Cumberland Boulevard, Suite 500, Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30339
1100 Peachtree St NE, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30309
260 Peachtree St NW, Suite 2200, Atlanta, GA 30303
3500 Lenox Rd, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30326
4286 Bells Ferry Rd, Kennesaw, GA 30144
301 Washington Ave NE, Marietta, GA 30060
One Atlantic Center, Ste 2800, 1201 W. Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA 30309-3450
1479 Brockett Road, Suite 200, Tucker, GA 30084
3330 Cumberland Blvd SE, Suite 600, Atlanta, GA 30339
1800 Peachtree Rd NW, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30309
110 Habersham Drive, Fayetteville, GA 30214
2786 North Decatur Road, Suite 245, Decatur, GA 30033
127 Peachtree Street, The Candler Building Suite 1105, Atlanta, GA 30303
Decatur Court, Suite 602, 315 West Ponce de Leon Avenue, Decatur, GA 30030
101 W Main St, Canton, GA 30114
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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