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102 1/2 South Main Street, Jonesboro, GA 30236
1180 West Peachtree Street, Suite 2450, Atlanta, GA 30309
3530 Habersham at Northlake Rd, Building C, Tucker, GA 30084
1349 West Peachtree St. NW, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30309
Two Ravinia Dr., Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30346
3333 Piedmont Rd NE, Suite 2500, Atlanta, GA 30305
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3500 Lenox Rd NE, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30326
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3344 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30326
1201 W Peachtree St, Suite 2300, Atlanta, GA 30309
3715 Northside Parkway, Suite 3-650, Atlanta, GA 30327
1230 W Peachtree St NE, Suite 900, Atlanta, GA 30309
1560 Warsaw Road, Roswell, GA 30076
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2300 Holcomb Bridge Rd, Ste. 103-103, Roswell, GA 30076
770 Kings Way, Atlanta, GA 30327
729 Piedmont Ave, Atlanta, GA 30308
500 14th Street, NW, Atlanta, GA 30318
1735 Buford Hwy., Ste. 215-263, Cumming, GA 30041
3455 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30326
236 Washington Avenue, Marietta, GA 30060
750 Hammond Dr, Building 10, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30328
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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