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235 Peachtree St NE, Suite 400, Atlanta, GA 30303
1108 Conyers Street SW, Suite 2W, Covington, GA 30014
3575 Koger Blvd, Suite 215, Duluth, GA 30096
15800 Birmingham Hwy, Suite 601, Milton, GA 30004
236 Johnson Ferry Road NE, Suite 210, Sandy Springs, GA 30328
1735 Buford Hwy., Ste. 215-263, Cumming, GA 30041
368 W Pike St, Suite 203, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
269 Roswell Street, NE, Third Floor, Marietta, GA 30060
4360 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd, Suite 505, Atlanta, GA 30341
1201 West Peachtree Street, Suite 2300, Atlanta, GA 30309
729 Piedmont Ave., N.E., Atlanta, GA 30308
191 Roswell St NE, Marietta, GA 30060
45 Spring Street, Newnan, GA 30263
2161 Peachtree Road, N.E., Suite 807, Atlanta, GA 30309
Park Ridge 85, 2900 Chamblee-Tucker Rd., Bldg. 1, Atlanta, GA 30341
291 Jarvis St, Canton, GA 30114
248 Roswell St, Marietta, GA 30060
2295 Parklake Dr NE, Suite 140, Atlanta, GA 30345
3715 Northside Pkwy NW, Building 100 Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30327
5600 Roswell Rd NW, Suite H200, Atlanta, GA 30342
1675 Lower Roswell Rd, Marietta, GA 30068
914 Church St, Decatur, GA 30030
Decatur Court, Suite 602, 315 West Ponce de Leon Avenue, Decatur, GA 30030
127 Peachtree Street, The Candler Building Suite 1105, Atlanta, GA 30303
3355 Lenox Road, Suite 750, Atlanta, GA 30326
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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