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100 North Point Center E, Suite 125, Alpharetta, GA 30022
1075 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 1700, Atlanta, GA 30309
3530 Habersham at Northlake Rd, Building C, Tucker, GA 30084
750 Hammond Dr, Building 10, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30328
3500 Lenox Rd NE, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30326
101 South Hill Street, Griffin, GA 30223
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3461 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road, Suite D, Suwanee, GA 30024
4153 C Flat Shoals Parkway, Suite 332, Decatur, GA 30034
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6185 Crooked Creek Rd NW, Suite H, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092
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37 Calumet Pkwy, Newnan, GA 30263
280 S Atlanta St, Ste 300, Roswell, GA 30075
275 Scientific Dr NW, Suite 1000, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092
50 Hurt Plaza SE, #1250, Atlanta, GA 30303
3344 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30326
205 Norcross St., Roswell, GA 30075
701 Whitlock Avenue, Suite J43, Marietta, GA 30064
235 Peachtree St NE, Suite 400, Atlanta, GA 30303
3520 Piedmont Rd NE, Suite 280, Atlanta, GA 30305
1745 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive Southwest, Atlanta, GA 30314
30 Perimeter Park Drive, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30341
15800 Birmingham Hwy, Suite 601, Milton, GA 30004
4751 Best Road, Suite 175, Atlanta, GA 30337
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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