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171 17th Street NW, Suite 1550, Atlanta, GA 30363
3344 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 2400, Atlanta, GA 30326
191 Peachtree Street, N.E., Suite 2900, Atlanta, GA 30303-1775
3151 Maple Drive, NE, Atlanta, GA 30305
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1936 North Druid Hills Road Northeast, Suite B, Atlanta, GA 30319
1100 Peachtree St NE, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30309
315 W. Ponce de Leon Avenue, Suite 321, Decatur, GA 30030
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125 Clairemont Avenue, Suite 470, Decatur, GA 30030
2451 Cumberland Parkway, Suite 3649, Atlanta, GA 30339
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288 Highway 314, Suite B2, Fayetteville, GA 30214
1000 Parkwood Circle SE, Suite 220, Atlanta, GA 30339
3500 Lenox Road, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30326
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6224 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth, PO Box 2000, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
999 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 2300, Atlanta, GA 30309-3996
3340 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 2900, Atlanta, GA 30326
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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