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4330 South Lee Street, Building 400, Suite C, Buford, GA 30515
100 North Point Center E, Suite 125, Alpharetta, GA 30022
3330 Cumberland Blvd SE, Suite 600, Atlanta, GA 30339
2786 North Decatur Road, Suite 245, Decatur, GA 30033
3333 Piedmont Rd NE, Suite 2500, Atlanta, GA 30305
117 North Erwin Street., Cartersville, GA 30120
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1349 West Peachtree St. NW, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30309
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5600 Roswell Rd NW, Suite H200, Atlanta, GA 30342
301 Washington Ave, Marietta, GA 30060
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1800 W Peachtree St NW, Suite 430, Atlanta, GA 30309
271 17th St NW, Suite 1720, Atlanta, GA 30363
659 Auburn Ave., NE, Suite 137, Atlanta, GA 30312
50 Hurt Plaza SE, #1250, Atlanta, GA 30303
14 Lenox Pointe NE, Suite A, Atlanta, GA 30324
1100 Peachtree St NE, Suite 900, Atlanta, GA 30309
1100 Peachtree St NE, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30309
360 West Main st, Canton, GA 30114
1150 Spring St NW, Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30309
160 Clairemont Avenue Suite 425, PO Box 1324, Decatur, GA 30031
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55 Atlanta St SE, Suite 417, Marietta, GA 30060
4910 Jonesboro Road, Suite 602, Union City, GA 30291
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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