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55 Atlanta St SE, Suite 417, Marietta, GA 30060
3455 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA 30326
130 E Main St, Suite 300; Office 327, Canton, GA 30114
3675 Crestwood Parkway, Suite 400, Duluth, GA 30096
3500 Lenox Rd, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30326
60 Salbide Ave, Newnan, GA 30263
750 Hammond Drive, Building 12, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30328
241 Washington Avenue NE, Marietta, GA 30060
1355 Peachtree St NE, Suite 1125, Atlanta, GA 30309
137 W Mill St, Suite B, Jonesboro, GA 30236
750 Longleaf Blvd, Suite A, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
1220 Langford Drive, Building 200, Suite 101, Watkinsville, GA 30677
101 Marietta St NW, Suite 3340, Atlanta, GA 30303
1560 Warsaw Road, Roswell, GA 30076
260 Peachtree Street Northwest, Suite 2502, Atlanta, GA 30303
5300 Memorial Drive, Suite 130, Stone Mountain, GA 30083
225 North Jeff Davis Drive, Fayetteville, GA 30214
247 Washington Ave NE, Marietta, GA 30060
1180 West Peachtree Street, Suite 2450, Atlanta, GA 30309
191 Peachtree St. NE, Suite 3950, Atlanta, GA 30303
1050 Crown Pointe Pkwy, Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30338
PO Box 481, Loganville, GA 30052
1479 Brockett Road, Suite 200, Tucker, GA 30084
1800 Peachtree Rd NW, Suite 300, 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