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100 N Main St, Suite 340, Alpharetta, GA 30009
2230 Towne Lake Parkway, Building 600, Suite 140, Woodstock, GA 30189
Two Ravinia Dr., Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30346
1900 The Exchange SE, Building 500, Atlanta, GA 30339
3155 Roswell Rd NW, Ste. 220, Atlanta, GA 30305
1411 S Gordon St SW, Atlanta, GA 30310
191 Roswell St NE, Marietta, GA 30060
261 W Crogan St, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
150 E. Ponce De Leon Avenue, Suite 250, Decatur, GA 30030
50 Hurt Plaza, Suite 1120, Atlanta, GA 30303
2295 Parklake Dr NE, Suite 525, Atlanta, GA 30345
1201 West Peachtree Street, Suite 2300, Atlanta, GA 30309
100 Peachtree Street Northwest, Suite 2060, Atlanta, GA 30303
380 Dahlonega Street, Suite 104, Cumming, GA 30040
3355 Lenox Road, Suite 750, Atlanta, GA 30326
75 West Wieuca Road Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30342
2295 Parklake Dr NE, Suite 140, Atlanta, GA 30345
885 Glen Arden Way NE, Atlanta, GA 30306
1099 Saint Louis Place, Atlanta, GA 30303
3675 Crestwood Parkway, Suite 400, Duluth, GA 30096
1 Baltimore Pl NW, Suite 130, Atlanta, GA 30308
912 Holcomb Bridge Rd, Suite 203, Roswell, GA 30076
PO Box 2713, Peachtree City, GA 30269-0713
1440 Dutch Valley Pl NE, Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30324
3175 Shallowford Road, Atlanta, GA 30341
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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