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730 Peachtree Street, Suite 1055, Atlanta, GA 30308
1800 W Peachtree St NW, Suite 430, Atlanta, GA 30309
919 Center Street, Conyers, GA 30012
3344 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1950, Atlanta, GA 30326
900 Circle 75 Parkway, Suite 1040, Atlanta, GA 30339
153 Senoia Rd., Peachtree City, GA 30269
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125 Clairemont Avenue, Suite 470, Decatur, GA 30030
5300 Memorial Drive, Suite 130, Stone Mountain, GA 30083
100 North Point Center E, Suite 125, Alpharetta, GA 30022
368 W Pike St, Suite 203, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
845 S Carroll Rd, Suites A & B, Villa Rica, GA 30180
100 West Cherokee Avenue, PO Box 2650, Cartersville, GA 30120
464 Griffin St., PO Box 388, Zebulon, GA 30295
115 Forest Breeze Cove, Alpharetta, GA 30022
115 Samaritan Dr, Suite 200, Cumming, GA 30040
111 West Main Street, PO Box 677, Canton, GA 30114
114 Stone Mountain Street, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
124 North Hill Street, PO Drawer L, Griffin, GA 30223
8701 Hospital Drive, Suite B, Douglasville, GA 30134-2265
3520 Piedmont Rd NE, Suite 280, Atlanta, GA 30305
60 Salbide Ave, Newnan, GA 30263
280 S Atlanta St, Ste 300, Roswell, GA 30075
2300 Henderson Mill Road NE, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30345
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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