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4153 C Flat Shoals Parkway, Suite 332, Decatur, GA 30034
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3151 Maple Drive, NE, Atlanta, GA 30305
1100 Peachtree Street, NE, Suite 2800, Atlanta, GA 30309
3344 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 2400, Atlanta, GA 30326
1331 Spring St NW, Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA 30309
1230 Peachtree Street NE, Promenade, Suite 2100, Atlanta, GA 30309-7649
535 N McDonough St., Decatur, GA 30030
1201 Peachtree Street, N.E., 400 Colony Square, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30361
3461 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road, Suite D, Suwanee, GA 30024
1349 West Peachtree St. NW, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30309
1800 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30309
3333 Piedmont Rd NE, Suite 2500, Atlanta, GA 30305
3520 Piedmont Rd NE, Suite 280, Atlanta, GA 30305
280 S Atlanta St, Ste 300, Roswell, GA 30075
One Atlantic Center, Ste 2800, 1201 W. Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA 30309-3450
235 Peachtree St NE, Suite 400, Atlanta, GA 30303
1108 Conyers Street SW, Suite 2W, Covington, GA 30014
701 Whitlock Avenue, Suite J43, Marietta, GA 30064
418 Pirkle Ferry Rd, Ste 104, Cumming, GA 30040
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1875 Old Alabama Road, Suite 510, Roswell, GA 30076
125 Clairemont Avenue, Suite 470, Decatur, GA 30030
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729 Piedmont Ave, Atlanta, GA 30308
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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