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201 17th Street NW, Atlantic Station, Suite 1700, Atlanta, GA 30363
3050 Peachtree Road NW, Suite 355, Atlanta, GA 30305
1560 Warsaw Road, Roswell, GA 30076
3520 Piedmont Rd NE, Suite 280, Atlanta, GA 30305
152 Nassau Street, N.W., Atlanta, GA 30303
153 Senoia Rd., Peachtree City, GA 30269
280 S Atlanta St, Ste 300, Roswell, GA 30075
1230 W Peachtree St NE, Suite 900, Atlanta, GA 30309
701 Whitlock Avenue, Suite J43, Marietta, GA 30064
247 Washington Ave NE, Marietta, GA 30060
102 1/2 South Main Street, Jonesboro, GA 30236
225 North Jeff Davis Drive, Fayetteville, GA 30214
125 E Trinity Pl, Suite 208, Decatur, GA 30030
6376 Spalding Dr., Norcross, GA 30092
577 E Main St, Canton, GA 30114
685 Linwood Ave NE, Suite 200A, Atlanta, GA 30306
117 North Erwin Street., Cartersville, GA 30120
133 Nassau St NW, Atlanta, GA 30303
100 Peachtree St NW, Suite 2060, Atlanta, GA 30303
5277 Buford Hwy NE, Unit 273, Atlanta, GA 30340
2897 N. Druid HIlls Rd, Suite 142, Atlanta, GA 30345
1111 South Marietta Pkwy SE, Suite 200, Marietta, GA 30060
P. O. Box 795, Holly Springs, GA 30142-0795
5300 Memorial Drive, Suite 130, Stone Mountain, GA 30083
269 Roswell Street, NE, Third Floor, Marietta, GA 30060
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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