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291 Jarvis St, Canton, GA 30114
1050 Crown Pointe Pkwy, Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30338
50 Hurt Plaza, Suite 1640, Atlanta, GA 30303
400 Galleria Pkwy, SE, Ste 1920, Atlanta, GA 30339
1355 Peachtree St NE, Suite 1125, Atlanta, GA 30309
3461 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road, Suite D, Suwanee, GA 30024
4153 C Flat Shoals Parkway, Suite 332, Decatur, GA 30034
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6185 Crooked Creek Rd NW, Suite H, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092
153 Senoia Rd., Peachtree City, GA 30269
535 N McDonough St., Decatur, GA 30030
235 Peachtree St NE, Suite 400, Atlanta, GA 30303
Suite 2540, Tower Place, 3340 Peachtree Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30326
1117 Perimeter Center West, Suite W-501, Atlanta, GA 30338
30 Perimeter Park Drive, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30341
845 S Carroll Rd, Suites A & B, Villa Rica, GA 30180
236 Johnson Ferry Road NE, Suite 210, Sandy Springs, GA 30328
160 Clairemont Ave, Suite 645, Decatur, GA 30030
2200 Fairburn Rd SW, Atlanta, GA 30331
285 W. Wieuca Rd NE, Unit 4056, Atlanta, GA 30342
133 Nassau St NW, Atlanta, GA 30303
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1875 Old Alabama Road, Suite 510, Roswell, GA 30076
675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Suite 8500, Atlanta, GA 30308
1100 Peachtree Street N.E., Suite 950, Atlanta, GA 30309
127 Peachtree Street, The Candler Building Suite 1105, Atlanta, GA 30303
360 West Main st, Canton, GA 30114
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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