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2255 Cumberland Pkwy SE, Suite 500-N Lower Level, Atlanta, GA 30339
117 Luckie St NW, Atlanta, GA 30303
Two Ravinia Dr., Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30346
191 Peachtree St, Suite 3960, Atlanta, GA 30303
1355 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 455, Atlanta, GA 30309
1180 W Peachtree St NW, Suite 2075, Atlanta, GA 30309
730 Peachtree Street, Suite 1055, Atlanta, GA 30308
3500 Lenox Rd NE, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30326
1230 Peachtree St NE, Promenade Tower, 21st Floor, Atlanta, GA 30309
1745 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive Southwest, Atlanta, GA 30314
125 Townpark Dr, Suite 300, Kennesaw, GA 30144
3344 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30326
235 Peachtree St NE, Suite 400, Atlanta, GA 30303
919 Center Street, Conyers, GA 30012
153 Senoia Rd., Peachtree City, GA 30269
1560 Warsaw Road, Roswell, GA 30076
205 Norcross St., Roswell, GA 30075
102 1/2 South Main Street, Jonesboro, GA 30236
236 Johnson Ferry Road NE, Suite 210, Sandy Springs, GA 30328
1180 West Peachtree Street, Suite 2450, Atlanta, GA 30309
3530 Habersham at Northlake Rd, Building C, Tucker, GA 30084
3715 Northside Parkway, Suite 3-650, Atlanta, GA 30327
115 Samaritan Dr, Suite 200, Cumming, GA 30040
1108 Conyers Street SW, Suite 2W, Covington, GA 30014
30 Perimeter Park Drive, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30341
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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