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100 N Main St, Suite 340, Alpharetta, GA 30009
1145 Hightower Trail, Atlanta, GA 30350
113 Glynn St S, Fayetteville, GA 30214
200 Ashford Center North, Suite 350, Atlanta, GA 30338
1201 Peachtreet Street NE, Suite 1100, Atlanta, GA 30361
125 Clairemont Ave, Suite 470, Decatur, GA 30030
1355 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 455, Atlanta, GA 30309
110 Evans Mill Drive, Suite 402, Dallas, GA 30157
150 East Ponce de Leon Avenue, Suite 450, Decatur, GA 30030
236 Washington Avenue, Marietta, GA 30060
1800 W Peachtree St NW, Suite 430, Atlanta, GA 30309
1745 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive Southwest, Atlanta, GA 30314
1201 West Peachtree, Suite 1100, Atlanta, GA 30309-3232
201 17th Street NW, Atlantic Station, Suite 1700, Atlanta, GA 30363
191 Roswell St NE, Marietta, GA 30060
730 Peachtree Street, Suite 1055, Atlanta, GA 30308
3050 Peachtree Road NW, Suite 355, Atlanta, GA 30305
2296 Henderson Mill Road, Suite 304, Atlanta, GA 30044
919 Center Street, Conyers, GA 30012
160 Clairemont Avenue Suite 425, PO Box 1324, Decatur, GA 30031
659 Auburn Ave., NE, Suite 137, Atlanta, GA 30312
153 Senoia Rd., Peachtree City, GA 30269
1230 W Peachtree St NE, Suite 900, Atlanta, GA 30309
101 South Hill Street, Griffin, GA 30223
102 1/2 South Main Street, Jonesboro, GA 30236
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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