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101 Marietta St NW, Suite 3340, Atlanta, GA 30303
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3688 Clearview Avenue, Suite 202, Atlanta, GA 30340
884 Green Street SW, Conyers, GA 30012
4420 South Lee Street, Suite 211, Buford, GA 30518
659 Auburn Ave NE, Suite 153, Atlanta, GA 30312
160 Clairemont Avenue Suite 425, PO Box 1324, Decatur, GA 30031
140 Mark Whitfield St, Suite A, Jasper, GA 30143
257 Lawrence St NE, #373, Marietta, GA 30060
500 14th Street, NW, Atlanta, GA 30318
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3175 Shallowford Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30341
924 Cherokee Ave, Monroe, GA 30655
1201 Peachtreet Street NE, Suite 1100, Atlanta, GA 30361
3575 Piedmont Rd NE, Tower 15, Suite 1010, Atlanta, GA 30305
15 Perry St, Newnan, GA 30263
229 Peachtree St NE, Suite 2500, Atlanta, GA 30303
2295 Parklake Dr NE, Suite 140, Atlanta, GA 30345
102 1/2 South Main Street, Jonesboro, GA 30236
770 Kings Way, Atlanta, GA 30327
729 Piedmont Ave, Atlanta, GA 30308
117 Luckie St NW, Atlanta, GA 30303
3355 Lenox Road, Suite 750, Atlanta, GA 30326
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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