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1100 Peachtree Street N.E., Suite 950, Atlanta, GA 30309
114 Stone Mountain Street, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
2295 Parklake Dr NE, Suite 525, Atlanta, GA 30345
191 Roswell St NE, Marietta, GA 30060
50 Hurt Plaza, Suite 1120, Atlanta, GA 30303
100 Peachtree Street Northwest, Suite 2060, Atlanta, GA 30303
999 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 2300, Atlanta, GA 30309-3996
124 North Hill Street, PO Drawer L, Griffin, GA 30223
100 West Cherokee Avenue, PO Box 2650, Cartersville, GA 30120
1827 Powers Ferry Road, Bldg. 25-100, Atlanta, GA 30339
1420 Peachtree St NE, Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30309
4751 Best Road, Suite 175, Atlanta, GA 30337
4350 S. Lee Street, Buford, GA 30518
464 Griffin St., PO Box 388, Zebulon, GA 30295
3391 Peachtree Road, NE, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30326
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885 Glen Arden Way NE, Atlanta, GA 30306
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1875 Old Alabama Road, Suite 510, Roswell, GA 30076
3630 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 550, Atlanta, GA 30326
368 W Pike St, Suite 203, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
160 Clairemont Ave, Suite 645, Decatur, GA 30030
1201 West Peachtree Street, Suite 2300, Atlanta, GA 30309
1230 Peachtree St NE, Promenade Tower, 21st Floor, Atlanta, GA 30309
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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