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2786 N. Decatur Road, Suite 245, Decatur, GA 30033
234 Luckie St, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
511 East Paces Ferry Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30305
3100 Interstate N Cir SE, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30339
4286 Bells Ferry Rd, Kennesaw, GA 30144
288 Highway 314, Suite B2, Fayetteville, GA 30214
399 Washington Ave NE, Marietta, GA 30060
2302 Parklake Dr NE, Suite 615, Atlanta, GA 30345
999 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1600, Atlanta, GA 30309
The Promenade, Suite 400, 1230 Peachtree Street, NE, Atlanta, GA 30309
1075 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 1700, Atlanta, GA 30309
200 Ashford Center North, Suite 350, Atlanta, GA 30338
3500 Lenox Rd, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30326
1355 Peachtree St NE, Suite 1125, Atlanta, GA 30309
2230 Towne Lake Parkway, Building 600, Suite 140, Woodstock, GA 30189
Two Ravinia Dr., Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30346
301 Washington Ave, Marietta, GA 30060
691 John Wesley Dobbs Ave NE, Suite V-138, Atlanta, GA 30312
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6185 Crooked Creek Rd NW, Suite H, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092
4153 C Flat Shoals Parkway, Suite 332, Decatur, GA 30034
750 Hammond Drive, Building 12, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30328
535 N McDonough St., Decatur, GA 30030
1360 Peachtree St NE, Suite 1201, Atlanta, GA 30309
3461 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road, Suite D, Suwanee, GA 30024
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