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1201 Peachtreet Street NE, Suite 1100, Atlanta, GA 30361
75 West Wieuca Road Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30342
55 Atlanta St SE, Suite 417, Marietta, GA 30060
4910 Jonesboro Road, Suite 602, Union City, GA 30291
730 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 570, Atlanta, GA 30308
2230 Towne Lake Parkway, Building 600, Suite 140, Woodstock, GA 30189
2024 Beaver Ruin Rd, Norcross, GA 30071
4330 South Lee Street, Building 400, Suite C, Buford, GA 30515
4330 S Lee St, Building 400 - Suite C, Buford, GA 30518
3675 Crestwood Parkway, Suite 400, Duluth, GA 30096
75 Jackson St, Suite 402, Newnan, GA 30263
919 Center Street, Conyers, GA 30012
1800 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30309
10 Lenox Pointe, Atlanta, GA 30324
3575 Koger Blvd, Suite 215, Duluth, GA 30096
1900 The Exchange SE, Building 500, Atlanta, GA 30339
5300 Memorial Drive, Suite 130, Stone Mountain, GA 30083
100 N Main St, Suite 340, Alpharetta, GA 30009
950 East Paces Ferry Rd NE, Suite 2450, Atlanta, GA 30326
215 Church Street, Suite 107, PO Box 944, Decatur, GA 30030
1800 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 430, Atlanta, GA 30309
1725 Windward Concourse, Suite 150, Alpharetta, GA 30005
2400 Herodian Way, Suite 145, Smyrna, GA 30080
3340 Peachtree Road, Tower Place, Suite 2570, Atlanta, GA 30326
115 Samaritan Dr, Suite 200, Cumming, GA 30040
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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