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659 Auburn Avenue, Suite 153, Atlanta, GA 30312
675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Suite 8500, Atlanta, GA 30308
1800 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30309
2200 Fairburn Rd SW, Atlanta, GA 30331
511 East Paces Ferry Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30305
260 Peachtree St, NW Suite 2200, Atlanta, GA 30303
3175 Shallowford Road, Atlanta, GA 30341
191 Roswell St NE, Marietta, GA 30060
418 Pirkle Ferry Rd, Suite 110, Cumming, GA 30040
5050 Union Street, Suite 397, Union City, GA 30291
3400 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1011, Atlanta, GA 30326
750 Longleaf Blvd, Suite A, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
1440 Dutch Valley Pl NE, Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30324
1800 Peachtree Rd, Suite 335, Atlanta, GA 30309
3340 Peachtree Road, Tower Place, Suite 2570, Atlanta, GA 30326
215 Church Street, Suite 107, PO Box 944, Decatur, GA 30030
1800 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 430, Atlanta, GA 30309
950 East Paces Ferry Rd NE, Suite 2450, Atlanta, GA 30326
1230 Peachtree Street NE, Promenade, Suite 2100, Atlanta, GA 30309-7649
2400 Herodian Way, Suite 145, Smyrna, GA 30080
1725 Windward Concourse, Suite 150, Alpharetta, GA 30005
2786 North Decatur Road, Suite 245, Decatur, GA 30033
55 Atlanta St SE, Suite 417, Marietta, GA 30060
1201 Peachtree Street, N.E., 400 Colony Square, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30361
4910 Jonesboro Road, Suite 602, Union City, GA 30291
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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