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3333 Piedmont Rd NE, Suite 2500, Atlanta, GA 30305
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260 Peachtree St NW, Suite 2200, Atlanta, GA 30303
999 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1600, Atlanta, GA 30309
351-A Dahlonega Street, Cumming, GA 30040
2200 Century Pkwy NE, Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30345
1745 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive NW, Atlanta, GA 30314
535 N McDonough St., Decatur, GA 30030
3500 Lenox Rd, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30326
1355 Terrell Mill Road SE, BLDG 1480, STE 250, Marietta, GA 30067
3461 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road, Suite D, Suwanee, GA 30024
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6185 Crooked Creek Rd NW, Suite H, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092
3350 Riverwood Pkwy, 1900, Atlanta, GA 30339
4153 C Flat Shoals Parkway, Suite 332, Decatur, GA 30034
1827 Powers Ferry Road, Bldg. 25-100, Atlanta, GA 30339
4751 Best Road, Suite 175, Atlanta, GA 30337
235 Peachtree Street, NE, Suite 400, Atlanta, GA 30303
3575 Koger Blvd, Suite 215, Duluth, GA 30096
260 Peachtree Street Northwest, Suite 2502, Atlanta, GA 30303
75 West Wieuca Road Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30342
1050 Crown Pointe Parkway, Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30338
885 Glen Arden Way NE, Atlanta, GA 30306
1099 Saint Louis Place, Atlanta, GA 30303
1360 Peachtree St NE, Suite 1201, Atlanta, GA 30309
191 Roswell St NE, 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