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1936 North Druid Hills Road Northeast, Suite B, Atlanta, GA 30319
675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, #223, Atlanta, GA 30308
36 Ayers Ave NE, Marietta, GA 30060
288 Highway 314, Suite B2, Fayetteville, GA 30214
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One Atlantic Center, Ste 2800, 1201 W. Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA 30309-3450
70 Atlanta Street, Mcdonough, GA 30253
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1675 Lower Roswell Rd, Marietta, GA 30068
1180 Peachtree St NE, Suite 3350, Atlanta, GA 30309
1479 Brockett Road, Suite 200, Tucker, GA 30084
729 Piedmont Ave., N.E., Atlanta, GA 30308
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2161 Peachtree Road, N.E., Suite 807, Atlanta, GA 30309
1180 West Peachtree Street, Suite 1800, Atlanta, GA 30309
3227 S Cherokee Ln, STE 1360, Woodstock, GA 30188
3333 Piedmont Rd NE, Suite 2500, Atlanta, GA 30305
1349 West Peachtree St. NW, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30309
2786 North Decatur Road, Suite 245, Decatur, GA 30033
3330 Cumberland Blvd SE, Suite 600, Atlanta, GA 30339
5 Concourse Pkwy, Suite 2828, Atlanta, GA 30328
511 East Paces Ferry Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30305
3455 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA 30326
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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