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1 Baltimore Pl NW, Suite 130, Atlanta, GA 30308
912 Holcomb Bridge Rd, Suite 203, Roswell, GA 30076
PO Box 2713, Peachtree City, GA 30269-0713
750 Hammond Drive, Building 12, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30328
261 W Crogan St, Suite E, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
309 E. Paces Ferry Road NE, 4th Floor, Atlanta, GA 30305
1800 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30309
1117 Perimeter Center West, Suite W-501, Atlanta, GA 30338
Suite 2540, Tower Place, 3340 Peachtree Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30326
160 Clairemont Ave, Suite 645, Decatur, GA 30030
1050 Crown Pointe Pkwy, Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30338
50 Hurt Plaza, Suite 1640, Atlanta, GA 30303
400 Galleria Pkwy, SE, Ste 1920, Atlanta, GA 30339
3630 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 550, Atlanta, GA 30326
236 Johnson Ferry Road NE, Suite 210, Sandy Springs, GA 30328
750 Hammond Dr, Building 10, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30328
729 Piedmont Ave., N.E., Atlanta, GA 30308
Park Ridge 85, 2900 Chamblee-Tucker Rd., Bldg. 1, Atlanta, GA 30341
101 Marietta St NW, Suite 3340, Atlanta, GA 30303
2161 Peachtree Road, N.E., Suite 807, Atlanta, GA 30309
3715 Northside Pkwy NW, Building 100 Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30327
1355 Peachtree St NE, Suite 1125, Atlanta, GA 30309
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306 S 5th St, Griffin, GA 30224
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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