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6185 Crooked Creek Rd NW, Suite H, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092
151 West Main Street, Suite 203, Canton, GA 30114
4153 C Flat Shoals Parkway, Suite 332, Decatur, GA 30034
1355 Terrell Mill Road SE, BLDG 1480, STE 250, Marietta, GA 30067
30 Perimeter Park Drive, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30341
250 Lawrence Street, Marietta, GA 30060
1075 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 1700, Atlanta, GA 30309
235 Peachtree Street, NE, Suite 400, Atlanta, GA 30303
160 Clairemont Avenue Suite 425, PO Box 1324, Decatur, GA 30031
1360 Peachtree St NE, Suite 1201, Atlanta, GA 30309
659 Auburn Ave., NE, Suite 137, Atlanta, GA 30312
1950 Spectrum Circle, Ste 500, Marietta, GA 30067
701 Whitlock Avenue, Suite J43, Marietta, GA 30064
3227 S Cherokee Ln, STE 1360, Woodstock, GA 30188
400 Galleria Pkwy, SE, Ste 1920, Atlanta, GA 30339
50 Hurt Plaza, Suite 1640, Atlanta, GA 30303
229 Peachtree St NE, Suite 2500, Atlanta, GA 30303
999 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1600, Atlanta, GA 30309
The Promenade, Suite 400, 1230 Peachtree Street, NE, Atlanta, GA 30309
200 Ashford Center North, Suite 350, Atlanta, GA 30338
80 Macon St, McDonough, GA 30253
3455 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA 30326
1936 North Druid Hills Road Northeast, Suite B, Atlanta, GA 30319
315 W. Ponce de Leon Avenue, Suite 321, Decatur, GA 30030
3330 Cumberland Boulevard, Suite 500, Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30339
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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