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288 Lawrence Street NE, Marietta, GA 30060
113 Glynn St S, Fayetteville, GA 30214
201 17th Street NW, Atlantic Station, Suite 1700, Atlanta, GA 30363
3050 Peachtree Road NW, Suite 355, Atlanta, GA 30305
153 Senoia Rd., Peachtree City, GA 30269
1180 West Peachtree Street, Suite 1800, Atlanta, GA 30309
1117 Perimeter Center West, Suite W-501, Atlanta, GA 30338
152 Nassau Street, N.W., Atlanta, GA 30303
2024 Beaver Ruin Rd, Norcross, GA 30071
685 Linwood Ave NE, Suite 200A, Atlanta, GA 30306
2897 N. Druid HIlls Rd, Suite 142, Atlanta, GA 30345
133 Nassau St NW, Atlanta, GA 30303
4330 South Lee Street, Building 400, Suite C, Buford, GA 30515
730 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 570, Atlanta, GA 30308
100 Peachtree St NW, Suite 2060, Atlanta, GA 30303
1111 South Marietta Pkwy SE, Suite 200, Marietta, GA 30060
1355 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 455, Atlanta, GA 30309
P. O. Box 795, Holly Springs, GA 30142-0795
4360 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd, Suite 505, Atlanta, GA 30341
3333 Piedmont Rd NE, Suite 2500, Atlanta, GA 30305
2451 Cumberland Parkway, Suite 3649, Atlanta, GA 30339
730 Peachtree Street, Suite 1055, Atlanta, GA 30308
236 Johnson Ferry Road NE, Suite 210, Sandy Springs, GA 30328
1201 W Peachtree St NW, Suite 2300, Atlanta, GA 30309
3715 Northside Pkwy NW, Building 100 Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30327
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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