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1875 Old Alabama Road, Suite 510, Roswell, GA 30076
5277 Buford Hwy NE, Unit 273, Atlanta, GA 30340
1000 Parkwood Circle SE, Suite 220, Atlanta, GA 30339
3500 Lenox Road, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30326
3340 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 2900, Atlanta, GA 30326
Two Decatur TownCenter, Suite 420, 125 Clairmont Avenue, Decatur, GA 30030
1960 Satellite Blvd, Suite 4000, Duluth, GA 30096
301 Washington Ave NE, Marietta, GA 30060
One Atlantic Center, Ste 2800, 1201 W. Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA 30309-3450
3391 Peachtree Road, NE, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30326
1180 Peachtree St NE, Suite 3350, Atlanta, GA 30309
4350 S. Lee Street, Buford, GA 30518
230 Peachtree Street, N.W., Suite 2400, Atlanta, GA 30303-1557
2255 Cumberland Pkwy SE, Suite 500-N Lower Level, Atlanta, GA 30339
191 Peachtree St, Suite 3960, Atlanta, GA 30303
3330 Cumberland Blvd SE, Suite 600, Atlanta, GA 30339
2786 North Decatur Road, Suite 245, Decatur, GA 30033
555 Northpoint Center East, 4th Floor, Alpharetta, GA 30022
600 Peachtree St NE, Suite 4010, Atlanta, GA 30308
1349 West Peachtree St. NW, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30309
3333 Piedmont Rd NE, Suite 2500, Atlanta, GA 30305
303 Peachtree St NE, Suite 5100, Atlanta, GA 30308
303 Elizabeth Street, NE, Atlanta, GA 30307
130 E Main St, Suite 300; Office 327, Canton, GA 30114
49 Green St, Marietta, GA 30060
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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