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100 North Point Center E, Suite 125, Alpharetta, GA 30022
600 Peachtree St NE, Suite 4010, Atlanta, GA 30308
845 S Carroll Rd, Suites A & B, Villa Rica, GA 30180
2400 Herodian Way, Suite 145, Smyrna, GA 30080
303 Peachtree St NE, Suite 5100, Atlanta, GA 30308
3340 Peachtree Road, Tower Place, Suite 2570, Atlanta, GA 30326
303 Elizabeth Street, NE, Atlanta, GA 30307
49 Green St, Marietta, GA 30060
950 East Paces Ferry Rd NE, Suite 2450, Atlanta, GA 30326
4330 S Lee St, Building 400 - Suite C, Buford, GA 30518
215 Church Street, Suite 107, PO Box 944, Decatur, GA 30030
1800 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 430, Atlanta, GA 30309
1725 Windward Concourse, Suite 150, Alpharetta, GA 30005
2296 Henderson Mill Road, Suite 304, Atlanta, GA 30044
150 East Ponce de Leon Avenue, Suite 450, Decatur, GA 30030
261 W Crogan St, Suite E, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
1360 Peachtree St NE, Suite 1250, Atlanta, GA 30309
535 N McDonough St., Decatur, GA 30030
1800 W Peachtree St NW, Suite 430, Atlanta, GA 30309
380 Dahlonega Street, Suite 104, Cumming, GA 30040
3461 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road, Suite D, Suwanee, GA 30024
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6185 Crooked Creek Rd NW, Suite H, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092
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201 17th Street NW, Atlantic Station, Suite 1700, Atlanta, GA 30363
3050 Peachtree Road NW, Suite 355, Atlanta, GA 30305
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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