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151 West Main Street, Suite 203, Canton, GA 30114
1180 Peachtree St NE, Suite 3350, Atlanta, GA 30309
133 Nassau St NW, Atlanta, GA 30303
285 W. Wieuca Rd NE, Unit 4056, Atlanta, GA 30342
1190 Buckhead Crossing, Suite D, Woodstock, GA 30189
326 Roswell Street, Suite 100, Marietta, GA 30060
555 Northpoint Center East, 4th Floor, Alpharetta, GA 30022
351-A Dahlonega Street, Cumming, GA 30040
1745 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive NW, Atlanta, GA 30314
1201 W Peachtree St, Suite 2300, Atlanta, GA 30309
1201 W Peachtree St NW, Suite 2300, Atlanta, GA 30309
150 S. Perry Street, Suite 203, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
205 Norcross St., Roswell, GA 30075
3355 Lenox Road, Suite 750, Atlanta, GA 30326
250 Lawrence Street, Marietta, GA 30060
1355 Terrell Mill Road SE, BLDG 1480, STE 250, Marietta, GA 30067
6625 The Corners Parkway Suite 115, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092
15800 Birmingham Hwy, Suite 601, Milton, GA 30004
1950 Spectrum Circle, Ste 500, Marietta, GA 30067
3227 S Cherokee Ln, STE 1360, Woodstock, GA 30188
229 Peachtree St NE, Suite 2500, Atlanta, GA 30303
1447 Peachtree Street, Suite 540A, Atlanta, GA 30305
80 Macon St, McDonough, GA 30253
3530 Habersham at Northlake Rd, Building C, Tucker, GA 30084
125 Clairemont Ave, Suite 470, Decatur, GA 30030
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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