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924 Cherokee Ave, Monroe, GA 30655
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3355 Lenox Road, Suite 750, Atlanta, GA 30326
2295 Parklake Dr NE, Suite 140, Atlanta, GA 30345
75 West Wieuca Road Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30342
770 Kings Way, Atlanta, GA 30327
1180 West Peachtree Street, Suite 2450, Atlanta, GA 30309
102 1/2 South Main Street, Jonesboro, GA 30236
729 Piedmont Ave, Atlanta, GA 30308
Two Ravinia Dr., Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30346
117 Luckie St NW, Atlanta, GA 30303
130 E Main St, Suite 300; Office 327, Canton, GA 30114
261 West Crogan Street, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
229 Peachtree St NE, Suite 2505, Atlanta, GA 30303
236 Washington Avenue, Marietta, GA 30060
60 Salbide Ave, Newnan, GA 30263
1230 Peachtree Street NE, Promenade, Suite 2100, Atlanta, GA 30309-7649
1201 Peachtree Street, N.E., 400 Colony Square, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30361
115 Samaritan Dr, Suite 200, Cumming, GA 30040
2897 N. Druid HIlls Rd, Suite 142, Atlanta, GA 30345
100 Peachtree St NW, Suite 2060, Atlanta, GA 30303
1111 South Marietta Pkwy SE, Suite 200, Marietta, GA 30060
8701 Hospital Drive, Suite B, Douglasville, GA 30134-2265
133 Nassau St NW, Atlanta, GA 30303
685 Linwood Ave NE, Suite 200A, Atlanta, GA 30306
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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