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1100 Peachtree Street, NE, Suite 2800, Atlanta, GA 30309
1331 Spring St NW, Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA 30309
271 17th St NW, Suite 1720, Atlanta, GA 30363
1230 Peachtree Street NE, Promenade, Suite 2100, Atlanta, GA 30309-7649
1201 Peachtree Street, N.E., 400 Colony Square, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30361
1201 W Peachtree St, Suite 2300, Atlanta, GA 30309
3715 Northside Parkway, Suite 3-650, Atlanta, GA 30327
919 Center Street, Conyers, GA 30012
151 West Main Street, Suite 203, Canton, GA 30114
3344 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 2400, Atlanta, GA 30326
1180 W Peachtree St NW, Suite 2075, Atlanta, GA 30309
37 Calumet Pkwy, Newnan, GA 30263
950 The Lenox Building, 3399 Peachtree Road, Atlanta, GA 30326-1120
1745 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive NW, Atlanta, GA 30314
351-A Dahlonega Street, Cumming, GA 30040
Two Decatur TownCenter, Suite 420, 125 Clairmont Avenue, Decatur, GA 30030
3340 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 2900, Atlanta, GA 30326
235 Peachtree Street, NE, Suite 400, Atlanta, GA 30303
205 Norcross St., Roswell, GA 30075
230 Peachtree Street, N.W., Suite 2400, Atlanta, GA 30303-1557
1360 Peachtree St NE, Suite 1201, Atlanta, GA 30309
1355 Terrell Mill Road SE, BLDG 1480, STE 250, Marietta, GA 30067
3500 Lenox Road, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30326
6224 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth, PO Box 2000, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
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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