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8701 Hospital Drive, Suite B, Douglasville, GA 30134-2265
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3520 Piedmont Rd NE, Suite 280, Atlanta, GA 30305
360 West Main st, Canton, GA 30114
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280 S Atlanta St, Ste 300, Roswell, GA 30075
153 Senoia Rd., Peachtree City, GA 30269
244 Roswell St, Suite 500, Marietta, GA 30060
2400 Herodian Way, Suite 145, Smyrna, GA 30080
1201 Peachtreet Street NE, Suite 1100, Atlanta, GA 30361
236 Johnson Ferry Road NE, Suite 210, Sandy Springs, GA 30328
110 Evans Mill Drive, Suite 402, Dallas, GA 30157
55 Atlanta St SE, Suite 417, Marietta, GA 30060
4910 Jonesboro Road, Suite 602, Union City, GA 30291
102 1/2 South Main Street, Jonesboro, GA 30236
3675 Crestwood Parkway, Suite 400, Duluth, GA 30096
409 Creekstone Ridge, Woodstock, GA 30188
380 Dahlonega Street, Suite 104, Cumming, GA 30040
326 Roswell Street, Suite 100, Marietta, GA 30060
201 17th Street NW, Atlantic Station, Suite 1700, Atlanta, GA 30363
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3050 Peachtree Road NW, Suite 355, Atlanta, GA 30305
1117 Perimeter Center West, Suite W-501, Atlanta, GA 30338
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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