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368 W Pike St, Suite 203, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
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2200 Fairburn Rd SW, Atlanta, GA 30331
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3414 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30326
1800 Peachtree Rd NW, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30309
101 W Main St, Canton, GA 30114
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110 Habersham Drive, Fayetteville, GA 30214
Decatur Court, Suite 602, 315 West Ponce de Leon Avenue, Decatur, GA 30030
127 Peachtree Street, The Candler Building Suite 1105, Atlanta, GA 30303
1800 Peachtree St NE, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30309
125 Clairemont Ave, Suite 470, Decatur, GA 30030
1447 Peachtree Street, Suite 540A, Atlanta, GA 30305
4426 Hugh Howell Rd, Suite B504, Tucker, GA 30084
1150 Spring St NW, Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30309
1100 Peachtree St NE, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30309
200 Ashford Center North, Suite 350, Atlanta, GA 30338
2795 Highway 34 East, Newnan, GA 30265
1640 Powers Ferry Rd, Building 11, Suite 200, Marietta, GA 30067
8565 Dunwoody Pl, Suite A, Atlanta, GA 30350
PO Box 481, Loganville, GA 30052
1115 Zebulon Road, Griffin, GA 30224
191 Peachtree St. NE, Suite 3950, Atlanta, GA 30303
One Atlantic Center, Ste 2800, 1201 W. Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA 30309-3450
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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