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191 Peachtree St. NE, Suite 3950, Atlanta, GA 30303
5300 Memorial Drive, Suite 130, Stone Mountain, GA 30083
1050 Crown Pointe Pkwy, Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30338
368 W Pike St, Suite 203, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
285 W. Wieuca Rd NE, Unit 4056, Atlanta, GA 30342
133 Nassau St NW, Atlanta, GA 30303
3675 Crestwood Parkway, Suite 400, Duluth, GA 30096
248 Roswell St, Marietta, GA 30060
2302 Parklake Dr NE, Suite 615, Atlanta, GA 30345
250 Lawrence Street, Marietta, GA 30060
The Promenade, Suite 400, 1230 Peachtree Street, NE, Atlanta, GA 30309
999 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1600, Atlanta, GA 30309
1075 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 1700, Atlanta, GA 30309
260 Peachtree Street Northwest, Suite 2502, Atlanta, GA 30303
150 S. Perry Street, Suite 203, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
244 Roswell St, Suite 500, Marietta, GA 30060
830 Glenwood Ave SE, Suite 510-203, Atlanta, GA 30316
1000 Parkwood Circle SE, Suite 220, Atlanta, GA 30339
1936 North Druid Hills Road Northeast, Suite B, Atlanta, GA 30319
315 W. Ponce de Leon Avenue, Suite 321, Decatur, GA 30030
8565 Dunwoody Pl, Suite A, Atlanta, GA 30350
2451 Cumberland Parkway, Suite 3649, Atlanta, GA 30339
288 Highway 314, Suite B2, Fayetteville, GA 30214
1115 Zebulon Road, Griffin, GA 30224
399 Washington Ave NE, 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