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418 Pirkle Ferry Rd, Suite 110, Cumming, GA 30040
5050 Union Street, Suite 397, Union City, GA 30291
1100 Peachtree St NE, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30309
1100 Peachtree St NE, Suite 900, Atlanta, GA 30309
750 Longleaf Blvd, Suite A, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
137 W Mill St, Suite B, Jonesboro, GA 30236
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4910 Jonesboro Road, Suite 602, Union City, GA 30291
55 Atlanta St SE, Suite 417, Marietta, GA 30060
1180 West Peachtree Street, Suite 2450, Atlanta, GA 30309
288 Highway 314, Suite B2, Fayetteville, GA 30214
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2230 Towne Lake Parkway, Building 600, Suite 140, Woodstock, GA 30189
1479 Brockett Road, Suite 200, Tucker, GA 30084
1800 W Peachtree St NW, Suite 430, Atlanta, GA 30309
380 Dahlonega Street, Suite 104, Cumming, GA 30040
3675 Crestwood Parkway, Suite 400, Duluth, GA 30096
2296 Henderson Mill Road, Suite 304, Atlanta, GA 30044
101 Marietta St NW, Suite 3340, Atlanta, GA 30303
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3414 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30326
191 Peachtree St. NE, Suite 3950, Atlanta, GA 30303
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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