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125 Clairemont Avenue, Suite 470, Decatur, GA 30030
750 Hammond Dr, Building 10, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30328
236 Johnson Ferry Road NE, Suite 210, Sandy Springs, GA 30328
1000 Parkwood Circle SE, Suite 220, Atlanta, GA 30339
845 S Carroll Rd, Suites A & B, Villa Rica, GA 30180
117 North Erwin Street., Cartersville, GA 30120
250 Lawrence Street, Marietta, GA 30060
555 Northpoint Center East, 4th Floor, Alpharetta, GA 30022
260 Constitution Blvd, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
4360 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd, Suite 505, Atlanta, GA 30341
2011 Commerce Drive N, Suite 3405, Peachtree City, GA 30269
113 Glynn St S, Fayetteville, GA 30214
8701 Hospital Drive, Suite B, Douglasville, GA 30134-2265
3520 Piedmont Rd NE, Suite 280, Atlanta, GA 30305
1950 Spectrum Circle, Ste 500, Marietta, GA 30067
3538 Habersham at Northlake Rd, Building D, Tucker, GA 30084
244 Roswell St, Suite 500, Marietta, GA 30060
3227 S Cherokee Ln, STE 1360, Woodstock, GA 30188
326 Roswell Street, Suite 100, Marietta, GA 30060
280 S Atlanta St, Ste 300, Roswell, GA 30075
201 17th Street NW, Atlantic Station, Suite 1700, Atlanta, GA 30363
80 Macon St, McDonough, GA 30253
3050 Peachtree Road NW, Suite 355, Atlanta, GA 30305
1936 North Druid Hills Road Northeast, Suite B, Atlanta, GA 30319
315 W. Ponce de Leon Avenue, Suite 321, 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