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1075 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 1700, Atlanta, GA 30309
3500 Lenox Rd NE, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30326
100 North Point Center E, Suite 125, Alpharetta, GA 30022
101 South Hill Street, Griffin, GA 30223
4153 C Flat Shoals Parkway, Suite 332, Decatur, GA 30034
4330 S Lee St, Building 400 - Suite C, Buford, GA 30518
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6185 Crooked Creek Rd NW, Suite H, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092
1355 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 455, Atlanta, GA 30309
535 N McDonough St., Decatur, GA 30030
3461 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road, Suite D, Suwanee, GA 30024
1360 Peachtree St NE, Suite 1201, Atlanta, GA 30309
3344 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30326
153 Senoia Rd., Peachtree City, GA 30269
50 Hurt Plaza SE, #1250, Atlanta, GA 30303
280 S Atlanta St, Ste 300, Roswell, GA 30075
235 Peachtree St NE, Suite 400, Atlanta, GA 30303
205 Norcross St., Roswell, GA 30075
701 Whitlock Avenue, Suite J43, Marietta, GA 30064
659 Auburn Ave., NE, Suite 137, Atlanta, GA 30312
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1875 Old Alabama Road, Suite 510, Roswell, GA 30076
30 Perimeter Park Drive, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30341
729 Piedmont Ave, Atlanta, GA 30308
1735 Buford Hwy., Ste. 215-263, Cumming, GA 30041
675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Suite 8500, Atlanta, GA 30308
269 Roswell Street, NE, Third Floor, 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