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3630 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 550, Atlanta, GA 30326
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1100 Spring St NW, Suite 755, Atlanta, GA 30309
2795 Highway 34 East, Newnan, GA 30265
4426 Hugh Howell Rd, Suite B504, Tucker, GA 30084
730 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 570, Atlanta, GA 30308
1100 Peachtree St NE, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30309
2024 Beaver Ruin Rd, Norcross, GA 30071
4330 South Lee Street, Building 400, Suite C, Buford, GA 30515
750 Hammond Dr, Building 10, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30328
1201 Peachtree Street, N.E., 400 Colony Square, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30361
261 W Crogan St, Suite E, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
1360 Peachtree St NE, Suite 1250, Atlanta, GA 30309
115 Samaritan Dr, Suite 200, Cumming, GA 30040
4153 C Flat Shoals Parkway, Suite 332, Decatur, GA 30034
3461 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road, Suite D, Suwanee, GA 30024
301 Washington Ave, Marietta, GA 30060
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6185 Crooked Creek Rd NW, Suite H, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092
535 N McDonough St., Decatur, GA 30030
15 Perry St, Newnan, GA 30263
3575 Piedmont Rd NE, Tower 15, Suite 1010, Atlanta, GA 30305
1800 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30309
150 E. Ponce De Leon Avenue, Suite 250, Decatur, GA 30030
3155 Roswell Rd NW, Ste. 220, Atlanta, GA 30305
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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