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729 Piedmont Ave, Atlanta, GA 30308
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950 East Paces Ferry Rd NE, Suite 2450, Atlanta, GA 30326
215 Church Street, Suite 107, PO Box 944, Decatur, GA 30030
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261 West Crogan Street, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
1800 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 430, Atlanta, GA 30309
1725 Windward Concourse, Suite 150, Alpharetta, GA 30005
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236 Washington Avenue, Marietta, GA 30060
37 Calumet Pkwy, Newnan, GA 30263
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3340 Peachtree Road, Tower Place, Suite 2570, Atlanta, GA 30326
1745 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive Southwest, Atlanta, GA 30314
8701 Hospital Drive, Suite B, Douglasville, GA 30134-2265
1180 West Peachtree Street, Suite 1800, Atlanta, GA 30309
301 Washington Ave, Marietta, GA 30060
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1355 Peachtree St NE, Suite 1125, Atlanta, GA 30309
30 Perimeter Park Drive, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30341
153 Senoia Rd., Peachtree City, GA 30269
280 S Atlanta St, Ste 300, Roswell, GA 30075
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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