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117 North Erwin Street., Cartersville, GA 30120
3340 Peachtree Road, Tower Place, Suite 2570, Atlanta, GA 30326
3675 Crestwood Parkway, Suite 400, Duluth, GA 30096
215 Church Street, Suite 107, PO Box 944, Decatur, GA 30030
248 Roswell St, Marietta, GA 30060
950 East Paces Ferry Rd NE, Suite 2450, Atlanta, GA 30326
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250 Lawrence Street, Marietta, GA 30060
150 S. Perry Street, Suite 203, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
1360 Peachtree Street N.E., Suite 910, Atlanta, GA 30309
152 Nassau Street, N.W., Atlanta, GA 30303
1150 Spring St NW, Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30309
280 S Atlanta St, Ste 300, Roswell, GA 30075
1936 North Druid Hills Road Northeast, Suite B, Atlanta, GA 30319
1640 Powers Ferry Rd, Building 11, Suite 200, Marietta, GA 30067
1100 Peachtree St NE, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30309
315 W. Ponce de Leon Avenue, Suite 321, Decatur, GA 30030
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288 Highway 314, Suite B2, Fayetteville, GA 30214
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1875 Old Alabama Road, Suite 510, Roswell, GA 30076
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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