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150 S. Perry Street, Suite 203, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
244 Roswell St, Suite 500, Marietta, GA 30060
230 Peachtree Street, N.W., Suite 2400, Atlanta, GA 30303-1557
3500 Lenox Road, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30326
One Sugarloaf Centre, 1960 Satellite Blvd., Suite 4000, Duluth, GA 30097
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191 Peachtree St. NE, Suite 3950, Atlanta, GA 30303
288 Highway 314, Suite B2, Fayetteville, GA 30214
830 Glenwood Ave SE, Suite 510-203, Atlanta, GA 30316
8565 Dunwoody Pl, Suite A, Atlanta, GA 30350
303 Peachtree St NE, Suite 5100, Atlanta, GA 30308
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1875 Old Alabama Road, Suite 510, Roswell, GA 30076
1115 Zebulon Road, Griffin, GA 30224
399 Washington Ave NE, Marietta, GA 30060
133 Nassau St NW, Atlanta, GA 30303
1201 W Peachtree St NW, Suite 2300, Atlanta, GA 30309
285 W. Wieuca Rd NE, Unit 4056, Atlanta, GA 30342
309 E. Paces Ferry Road NE, 4th Floor, Atlanta, GA 30305
1190 Buckhead Crossing, Suite D, Woodstock, GA 30189
1050 Crown Pointe Parkway, Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30338
191 Roswell St NE, Marietta, GA 30060
3355 Lenox Road, Suite 750, Atlanta, GA 30326
2302 Parklake Dr NE, Suite 615, Atlanta, GA 30345
250 Lawrence Street, Marietta, GA 30060
1230 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 2350, 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