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730 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 570, Atlanta, GA 30308
2024 Beaver Ruin Rd, Norcross, GA 30071
4330 South Lee Street, Building 400, Suite C, Buford, GA 30515
7000 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd, Buildign 1, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30328
3455 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA 30326
1180 West Peachtree Street, Suite 1800, Atlanta, GA 30309
75 Jackson St, Suite 402, Newnan, GA 30263
117 North Erwin Street., Cartersville, GA 30120
2451 Cumberland Parkway, Suite 3649, Atlanta, GA 30339
409 Creekstone Ridge, Woodstock, GA 30188
399 Washington Ave NE, Marietta, GA 30060
5600 Roswell Rd NW, Suite H200, Atlanta, GA 30342
1201 W Peachtree St NW, Suite 2300, Atlanta, GA 30309
1190 Buckhead Crossing, Suite D, Woodstock, GA 30189
260 Peachtree Street Northwest, Suite 2502, Atlanta, GA 30303
3575 Koger Blvd, Suite 215, Duluth, GA 30096
15800 Birmingham Hwy, Suite 601, Milton, GA 30004
368 W Pike St, Suite 203, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
1201 West Peachtree Street, Suite 2300, Atlanta, GA 30309
248 Roswell St, Marietta, GA 30060
2295 Parklake Dr NE, Suite 140, Atlanta, GA 30345
2230 Towne Lake Parkway, Building 600, Suite 140, Woodstock, GA 30189
691 John Wesley Dobbs Ave NE, Suite V-138, Atlanta, GA 30312
2296 Henderson Mill Road, Suite 304, Atlanta, GA 30044
1800 W Peachtree St NW, Suite 430, Atlanta, GA 30309
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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