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1560 Warsaw Road, Roswell, GA 30076
1117 Perimeter Center West, Suite W-501, Atlanta, GA 30338
2300 Holcomb Bridge Rd, Ste. 103-103, Roswell, GA 30076
500 14th Street, NW, Atlanta, GA 30318
770 Kings Way, Atlanta, GA 30327
1735 Buford Hwy., Ste. 215-263, Cumming, GA 30041
236 Johnson Ferry Road NE, Suite 210, Sandy Springs, GA 30328
729 Piedmont Ave, Atlanta, GA 30308
3630 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 550, Atlanta, GA 30326
117 Luckie St NW, Atlanta, GA 30303
750 Hammond Dr, Building 10, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30328
236 Washington Avenue NE, Marietta, GA 30060
261 West Crogan Street, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
229 Peachtree St NE, Suite 2505, Atlanta, GA 30303
1230 Peachtree Street NE, Promenade, Suite 2100, Atlanta, GA 30309-7649
115 Samaritan Dr, Suite 200, Cumming, GA 30040
8701 Hospital Drive, Suite B, Douglasville, GA 30134-2265
3575 Piedmont Rd NE, Tower 15, Suite 1010, Atlanta, GA 30305
1800 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30309
15 Perry St, Newnan, GA 30263
701 Whitlock Avenue, Suite J43, Marietta, GA 30064
1360 Peachtree Street N.E., Suite 910, Atlanta, GA 30309
5 Concourse Pkwy, Suite 2828, Atlanta, GA 30328
418 Pirkle Ferry Rd, Ste 104, Cumming, GA 30040
235 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 400, Atlanta, GA 30303
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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