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400 Galleria Pkwy SE, Suite 1920, Atlanta, GA 30339
150 East Ponce de Leon Avenue, Suite 450, Decatur, GA 30030
2400 Herodian Way, Suite 145, Smyrna, GA 30080
3453 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Rd, Suite A, Suwanee, GA 30024
1725 Windward Concourse, Suite 150, Alpharetta, GA 30005
729 Piedmont Ave., N.E., Atlanta, GA 30308
45 Spring Street, Newnan, GA 30263
Park Ridge 85, 2900 Chamblee-Tucker Rd., Bldg. 1, Atlanta, GA 30341
2161 Peachtree Road, N.E., Suite 807, Atlanta, GA 30309
3340 Peachtree Road, Tower Place, Suite 2570, Atlanta, GA 30326
2011 Commerce Drive N, Suite 3405, Peachtree City, GA 30269
260 Constitution Blvd, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
Suite 2540, Tower Place, 3340 Peachtree Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30326
2719 Buford Highway NE, Atlanta, GA 30324
730 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 570, Atlanta, GA 30308
2024 Beaver Ruin Rd, Norcross, GA 30071
4330 South Lee Street, Building 400, Suite C, Buford, GA 30515
3350 Riverwood Pkwy, Suite 1250, Atlanta, GA 30339
1230 W Peachtree St NE, Suite 900, Atlanta, GA 30309
201 17th Street NW, Atlantic Station, Suite 1700, Atlanta, GA 30363
3050 Peachtree Road NW, Suite 355, Atlanta, GA 30305
1201 W Peachtree St, Suite 2300, Atlanta, GA 30309
301 Washington Ave, Marietta, GA 30060
152 Nassau Street, N.W., Atlanta, GA 30303
3175 Shallowford Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30341
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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