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6625 The Corners Parkway Suite 115, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092
3453 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Rd, Suite A, Suwanee, GA 30024
1180 West Peachtree Street, Suite 1800, Atlanta, GA 30309
3330 Cumberland Boulevard, Suite 500, Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30339
229 Peachtree St NE, Suite 2500, Atlanta, GA 30303
260 Peachtree St NW, Suite 2200, Atlanta, GA 30303
301 Washington Ave NE, Marietta, GA 30060
2200 Century Pkwy NE, Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30345
3715 Northside Parkway, Suite 3-650, Atlanta, GA 30327
1201 W Peachtree St, Suite 2300, Atlanta, GA 30309
151 West Main Street, Suite 203, Canton, GA 30114
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3500 Lenox Rd, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30326
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600 Peachtree St NE, Suite 4010, Atlanta, GA 30308
One Atlantic Center, Ste 2800, 1201 W. Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA 30309-3450
1745 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive NW, Atlanta, GA 30314
351-A Dahlonega Street, Cumming, GA 30040
205 Norcross St., Roswell, GA 30075
3100 Interstate N Cir SE, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30339
3575 Koger Blvd, Suite 215, Duluth, GA 30096
1050 Crown Pointe Parkway, Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30338
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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