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500 14th Street, NW, Atlanta, GA 30318
280 S Atlanta St, Ste 300, Roswell, GA 30075
260 Peachtree St, NW Suite 2200, Atlanta, GA 30303
303 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 5300, Atlanta, GA 30308
15 Perry St, Newnan, GA 30263
701 Whitlock Avenue, Suite J43, Marietta, GA 30064
3575 Piedmont Rd NE, Tower 15, Suite 1010, Atlanta, GA 30305
291 Jarvis St, Canton, GA 30114
770 Kings Way, Atlanta, GA 30327
729 Piedmont Ave, Atlanta, GA 30308
117 Luckie St NW, Atlanta, GA 30303
Decatur Court, Suite 602, 315 West Ponce de Leon Avenue, Decatur, GA 30030
1800 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30309
675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Suite 8500, Atlanta, GA 30308
127 Peachtree Street, The Candler Building Suite 1105, Atlanta, GA 30303
113 Glynn St S, Fayetteville, GA 30214
2200 Fairburn Rd SW, Atlanta, GA 30331
327 Dahlonega Street, Suite 1600, Cumming, GA 30040
101 W Main St, Canton, GA 30114
1800 Peachtree St NE, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30309
236 Washington Avenue, Marietta, GA 30060
229 Peachtree St NE, Suite 2505, Atlanta, GA 30303
261 West Crogan Street, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
1640 Powers Ferry Rd, Building 11, Suite 200, Marietta, GA 30067
3538 Habersham at Northlake Rd, Building D, Tucker, GA 30084
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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