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150 East Ponce de Leon Avenue, Suite 450, Decatur, GA 30030
152 Nassau Street, N.W., Atlanta, GA 30303
1201 Peachtree Street, N.E., 400 Colony Square, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30361
229 Peachtree St NE, Suite 2420, Atlanta, GA 30303
1117 Perimeter Center West, Suite W-501, Atlanta, GA 30338
675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, #223, Atlanta, GA 30308
PO Box 427, Mableton, GA 30126
1180 West Peachtree Street, Suite 1800, Atlanta, GA 30309
36 Ayers Ave NE, Marietta, GA 30060
Suite 2540, Tower Place, 3340 Peachtree Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30326
730 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 570, Atlanta, GA 30308
2024 Beaver Ruin Rd, Norcross, GA 30071
4330 South Lee Street, Building 400, Suite C, Buford, GA 30515
Park Ridge 85, 2900 Chamblee-Tucker Rd., Bldg. 1, Atlanta, GA 30341
5109 Highway 278 N.E., Suite B, Covington, GA 30014
45 Spring Street, Newnan, GA 30263
2161 Peachtree Road, N.E., Suite 807, Atlanta, GA 30309
3715 Northside Pkwy NW, Building 100 Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30327
75 Jackson St, Suite 402, Newnan, GA 30263
117 North Erwin Street., Cartersville, GA 30120
914 Church St, Decatur, GA 30030
1675 Lower Roswell Rd, Marietta, GA 30068
301 Washington Ave, Marietta, GA 30060
260 Constitution Blvd, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
2011 Commerce Drive N, Suite 3405, Peachtree City, GA 30269
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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