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1099 Saint Louis Place, Atlanta, GA 30303
75 West Wieuca Road Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30342
44 Broad Street, NW, The Grant Building, Suite 607, Atlanta, GA 30303
770 Kings Way, Atlanta, GA 30327
729 Piedmont Ave, Atlanta, GA 30308
3630 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 550, Atlanta, GA 30326
701 Whitlock Avenue, Suite J43, Marietta, GA 30064
117 Luckie St NW, Atlanta, GA 30303
50 Hurt Plaza, Suite 1640, Atlanta, GA 30303
400 Galleria Pkwy, SE, Ste 1920, Atlanta, GA 30339
750 Hammond Dr, Building 10, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30328
3330 Cumberland Boulevard, Suite 500, Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30339
261 W Crogan St, Suite E, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
3340 Peachtree Road, Tower Place, Suite 2570, Atlanta, GA 30326
3715 Northside Parkway, Suite 3-650, Atlanta, GA 30327
1 Baltimore Pl NW, Suite 130, Atlanta, GA 30308
912 Holcomb Bridge Rd, Suite 203, Roswell, GA 30076
PO Box 2713, Peachtree City, GA 30269-0713
37 Calumet Pkwy, Newnan, GA 30263
Suite 2540, Tower Place, 3340 Peachtree Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30326
750 Hammond Drive, Building 12, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30328
309 E. Paces Ferry Road NE, 4th Floor, Atlanta, GA 30305
1560 Warsaw Road, Roswell, GA 30076
1355 Terrell Mill Road SE, BLDG 1480, STE 250, Marietta, GA 30067
3520 Piedmont Rd NE, Suite 280, Atlanta, GA 30305
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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