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55 Atlanta St SE, Suite 417, Marietta, GA 30060
4910 Jonesboro Road, Suite 602, Union City, GA 30291
1180 West Peachtree Street, Suite 2450, Atlanta, GA 30309
5277 Buford Hwy NE, Unit 273, Atlanta, GA 30340
1479 Brockett Road, Suite 200, Tucker, GA 30084
380 Dahlonega Street, Suite 104, Cumming, GA 30040
115 Samaritan Dr, Suite 200, Cumming, GA 30040
1800 W Peachtree St NW, Suite 430, Atlanta, GA 30309
130 E Main St, Suite 300; Office 327, Canton, GA 30114
1800 Peachtree Rd NW, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30309
241 Washington Avenue NE, Marietta, GA 30060
110 Habersham Drive, Fayetteville, GA 30214
60 Salbide Ave, Newnan, GA 30263
2296 Henderson Mill Road, Suite 304, Atlanta, GA 30044
10 Lenox Pointe, Atlanta, GA 30324
101 Marietta St NW, Suite 3340, Atlanta, GA 30303
271 17th St NW, Suite 1720, Atlanta, GA 30363
1560 Warsaw Road, Roswell, GA 30076
PO Box 427, Mableton, GA 30126
3414 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30326
7000 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd, Buildign 1, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30328
191 Peachtree St. NE, Suite 3950, Atlanta, GA 30303
675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, #223, Atlanta, GA 30308
36 Ayers Ave NE, Marietta, GA 30060
247 Washington Ave NE, Marietta, GA 30060
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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