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1800 Peachtree St NE, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30309
2200 Century Pkwy NE, Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30345
200 Ashford Center North, Suite 350, Atlanta, GA 30338
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3500 Lenox Rd, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30326
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15800 Birmingham Hwy, Suite 601, Milton, GA 30004
133 Nassau St NW, Atlanta, GA 30303
1111 South Marietta Pkwy SE, Suite 200, Marietta, GA 30060
100 Peachtree St NW, Suite 2060, Atlanta, GA 30303
577 E Main St, Canton, GA 30114
685 Linwood Ave NE, Suite 200A, Atlanta, GA 30306
P. O. Box 795, Holly Springs, GA 30142-0795
1735 Buford Hwy., Ste. 215-263, Cumming, GA 30041
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269 Roswell Street, NE, Third Floor, Marietta, GA 30060
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125 E Trinity Pl, Suite 208, Decatur, GA 30030
1201 West Peachtree Street, Suite 2300, 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