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1180 West Peachtree Street, Suite 1800, Atlanta, GA 30309
235 Peachtree Street, NE, Suite 400, Atlanta, GA 30303
215 North McDonough Street, Decatur, GA 30030
2451 Cumberland Parkway, Suite 3649, Atlanta, GA 30339
3530 Habersham at Northlake Rd, Building C, Tucker, GA 30084
3500 Lenox Rd NE, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30326
399 Washington Ave NE, Marietta, GA 30060
1201 W Peachtree St NW, Suite 2300, Atlanta, GA 30309
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6185 Crooked Creek Rd NW, Suite H, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092
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50 Hurt Plaza SE, #1250, Atlanta, GA 30303
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1360 Peachtree St NE, Suite 1201, Atlanta, GA 30309
1108 Conyers Street SW, Suite 2W, Covington, GA 30014
659 Auburn Ave., NE, Suite 137, Atlanta, GA 30312
3575 Koger Blvd, Suite 215, Duluth, GA 30096
15800 Birmingham Hwy, Suite 601, Milton, GA 30004
1735 Buford Hwy., Ste. 215-263, Cumming, GA 30041
3355 Lenox Road, Suite 750, Atlanta, GA 30326
326 Roswell Street, Suite 100, Marietta, GA 30060
368 W Pike St, Suite 203, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
269 Roswell Street, NE, Third Floor, Marietta, GA 30060
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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