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2300 Henderson Mill Road NE, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30345
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4426 Hugh Howell Rd, Suite B504, Tucker, GA 30084
1100 Peachtree St NE, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30309
730 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 570, Atlanta, GA 30308
152 Nassau Street, N.W., Atlanta, GA 30303
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4330 South Lee Street, Building 400, Suite C, Buford, GA 30515
200 Ashford Center North, Suite 350, Atlanta, GA 30338
2795 Highway 34 East, Newnan, GA 30265
75 West Wieuca Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30342
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235 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 400, Atlanta, GA 30303
1675 Lower Roswell Rd, Marietta, GA 30068
75 Jackson St, Suite 402, Newnan, GA 30263
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3715 Northside Pkwy NW, Building 100 Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30327
301 Washington Ave, Marietta, GA 30060
730 Peachtree Street, Suite 1055, Atlanta, GA 30308
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4360 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd, Suite 505, Atlanta, GA 30341
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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