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3500 Lenox Rd NE, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30326
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1936 North Druid Hills Road Northeast, Suite B, Atlanta, GA 30319
One Atlantic Center, Ste 2800, 1201 W. Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA 30309-3450
301 Washington Ave NE, Marietta, GA 30060
315 W. Ponce de Leon Avenue, Suite 321, Decatur, GA 30030
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37 Calumet Pkwy, Newnan, GA 30263
730 Peachtree Street, Suite 1055, Atlanta, GA 30308
1355 Terrell Mill Road SE, BLDG 1480, STE 250, Marietta, GA 30067
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326 Roswell Street, Suite 100, Marietta, GA 30060
4751 Best Road, Suite 175, Atlanta, GA 30337
1827 Powers Ferry Road, Bldg. 25-100, Atlanta, GA 30339
205 Norcross St., Roswell, GA 30075
3330 Cumberland Blvd SE, Suite 600, Atlanta, GA 30339
2786 North Decatur Road, Suite 245, Decatur, GA 30033
1100 Peachtree Street N.E., Suite 950, Atlanta, GA 30309
114 Stone Mountain Street, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
111 West Main Street, PO Box 677, Canton, GA 30114
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100 West Cherokee Avenue, PO Box 2650, Cartersville, GA 30120
124 North Hill Street, PO Drawer L, Griffin, GA 30223
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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