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999 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1600, Atlanta, GA 30309
1075 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 1700, Atlanta, GA 30309
3630 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 550, Atlanta, GA 30326
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912 Holcomb Bridge Rd, Suite 203, Roswell, GA 30076
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150 East Ponce de Leon Avenue, Suite 450, Decatur, GA 30030
729 Piedmont Ave., N.E., Atlanta, GA 30308
1117 Perimeter Center West, Suite W-501, Atlanta, GA 30338
1355 Peachtree St NE, Suite 1125, Atlanta, GA 30309
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235 Peachtree St NE, Suite 400, Atlanta, GA 30303
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750 Hammond Dr, Building 10, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30328
1050 Crown Pointe Pkwy, Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30338
2161 Peachtree Road, N.E., Suite 807, Atlanta, GA 30309
Park Ridge 85, 2900 Chamblee-Tucker Rd., Bldg. 1, Atlanta, GA 30341
45 Spring Street, Newnan, GA 30263
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117 North Erwin Street., Cartersville, GA 30120
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1675 Lower Roswell Rd, Marietta, GA 30068
260 Peachtree St, NW Suite 2200, Atlanta, GA 30303
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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