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101 Marietta St NW, Suite 3300, Atlanta, GA 30303
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170 Anderson St. SE, Marietta, GA 30060
310 Tanner Street, Carrollton, GA 30117
315 West Ponce De Leon Avenue, Suite 400, Decatur, GA 30030
480 John Wesley Dobbs Ave NE, Unit 190, Atlanta, GA 30312
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511 East Paces Ferry Road, N.E., Atlanta, GA 30305
353 Dahlonega Street, Cumming, GA 30040
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3550 Lenox Rd, 21st Floor, Atlanta, GA 30326
66 Lenox Pointe NE, Atlanta, GA 30324
3343 Peachtree Road, NE, Suite 1600, Atlanta, GA 30326
1170 Peachtree Street, NE, Suite 2400, Atlanta, GA 30309-7676
230 Peachtree Street, N.W., Suite 2400, Atlanta, GA 30303-1557
3500 Lenox Road, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30326
Two Decatur TownCenter, Suite 420, 125 Clairmont Avenue, Decatur, GA 30030
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999 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 2300, Atlanta, GA 30309-3996
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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