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229 Peachtree St NE, Suite 2500, Atlanta, GA 30303
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60 Salbide Ave, Newnan, GA 30263
260 Peachtree St NW, Suite 2200, Atlanta, GA 30303
111 West Main Street, PO Box 677, Canton, GA 30114
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1936 North Druid Hills Road Northeast, Suite B, Atlanta, GA 30319
315 W. Ponce de Leon Avenue, Suite 321, Decatur, GA 30030
271 17th St NW, Suite 1720, Atlanta, GA 30363
675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, #223, Atlanta, GA 30308
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912 Holcomb Bridge Rd, Suite 203, Roswell, GA 30076
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PO Box 2713, Peachtree City, GA 30269-0713
3355 Lenox Road, Suite 750, Atlanta, GA 30326
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309 E. Paces Ferry Road NE, 4th Floor, Atlanta, GA 30305
4420 South Lee Street, Suite 211, Buford, GA 30518
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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