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315 West Ponce De Leon Avenue, Suite 400, Decatur, GA 30030
480 John Wesley Dobbs Ave NE, Unit 190, Atlanta, GA 30312
6474 Georgia Highway 400, Cumming, GA 30028
2415 Beaver Ruin Road, Norcross, GA 30071
3546 Habersham at Northlake Rd, Tucker, GA 30084
125 Clairemont Avenue, Suite 470, Decatur, GA 30030
3550 Lenox Rd, 21st Floor, Atlanta, GA 30326
8473 Earl D Lee Blvd, Suite 300, Douglasville, GA 30134
66 Lenox Pointe NE, Atlanta, GA 30324
3101 Cobb Parkway SE, Suite 124, Suwanee, GA 30339
353 Dahlonega Street, Cumming, GA 30040
2039 Dayron Court, Marietta, GA 30062
630 Village Trace Building 15, Suite E, Marietta, GA 30067
999 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30309
511 East Paces Ferry Road, N.E., Atlanta, GA 30305
170 Anderson St. SE, Marietta, GA 30060
310 Tanner Street, Carrollton, GA 30117
327 Dahlonega St, Suite 1803-A, Cumming, GA 30040
912 Holcomb Bridge Rd, Suite 203, Roswell, GA 30076
1349 West Peachtree St. NW, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30309
1447 Peachtree Street, Suite 540A, Atlanta, GA 30305
3333 Piedmont Rd NE, Suite 2500, Atlanta, GA 30305
124 North Hill Street, PO Drawer L, Griffin, GA 30223
2786 North Decatur Road, Suite 245, Decatur, GA 30033
6625 The Corners Parkway Suite 115, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092
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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