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235 Peachtree St NE, Ste 400, Atlanta, GA 30303
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229 Peachtree St NE, Suite 2500, Atlanta, GA 30303
1117 Perimeter Center West, Suite W-501, Atlanta, GA 30338
1355 Peachtree St NE, Suite 1125, Atlanta, GA 30309
215 North McDonough Street, Decatur, GA 30030
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36 Ayers Ave NE, Marietta, GA 30060
675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, #223, Atlanta, GA 30308
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PO Box 427, Mableton, GA 30126
117 Luckie St NW, Atlanta, GA 30303
70 Atlanta Street, Mcdonough, GA 30253
75 Jackson St, Suite 402, Newnan, GA 30263
750 Hammond Dr, Building 10, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30328
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729 Piedmont Ave., N.E., Atlanta, GA 30308
1745 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive Southwest, Atlanta, GA 30314
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1675 Lower Roswell Rd, Marietta, GA 30068
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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