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1180 West Peachtree Street, Suite 2450, Atlanta, GA 30309
5300 Memorial Drive, Suite 130, Stone Mountain, GA 30083
247 Washington Ave NE, Marietta, GA 30060
225 North Jeff Davis Drive, Fayetteville, GA 30214
1230 Peachtree Street NE, Promenade, Suite 2100, Atlanta, GA 30309-7649
1201 Peachtree Street, N.E., 400 Colony Square, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30361
115 Samaritan Dr, Suite 200, Cumming, GA 30040
241 Washington Avenue NE, Marietta, GA 30060
301 Washington Ave, Marietta, GA 30060
1800 Peachtree Rd NW, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30309
110 Habersham Drive, Fayetteville, GA 30214
Decatur Court, Suite 602, 315 West Ponce de Leon Avenue, Decatur, GA 30030
127 Peachtree Street, The Candler Building Suite 1105, Atlanta, GA 30303
1360 Peachtree Street N.E., Suite 910, Atlanta, GA 30309
229 Peachtree St NE, Suite 2420, Atlanta, GA 30303
101 W Main St, Canton, GA 30114
1800 Peachtree St NE, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30309
PO Box 427, Mableton, GA 30126
3500 Lenox Rd, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30326
125 Clairemont Avenue, Suite 470, Decatur, GA 30030
750 Hammond Dr, Building 10, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30328
675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, #223, Atlanta, GA 30308
288 Highway 314, Suite B2, Fayetteville, GA 30214
36 Ayers Ave NE, Marietta, GA 30060
8565 Dunwoody Pl, Suite A, Atlanta, GA 30350
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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