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191 Roswell St NE, Marietta, GA 30060
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215 North McDonough Street, Decatur, GA 30030
1735 Buford Hwy., Ste. 215-263, Cumming, GA 30041
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50 Hurt Plaza, Suite 1640, Atlanta, GA 30303
701 Whitlock Avenue, Suite J43, Marietta, GA 30064
400 Galleria Pkwy, SE, Ste 1920, Atlanta, GA 30339
750 Hammond Dr, Building 10, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30328
1201 West Peachtree Street, Suite 2300, Atlanta, GA 30309
3330 Cumberland Boulevard, Suite 500, Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30339
2295 Parklake Dr NE, Suite 140, Atlanta, GA 30345
3340 Peachtree Road, Tower Place, Suite 2570, Atlanta, GA 30326
215 Church Street, Suite 107, PO Box 944, Decatur, GA 30030
950 East Paces Ferry Rd NE, Suite 2450, Atlanta, GA 30326
1 Baltimore Pl NW, Suite 130, Atlanta, GA 30308
1230 Peachtree Street NE, Promenade, Suite 2100, Atlanta, GA 30309-7649
912 Holcomb Bridge Rd, Suite 203, Roswell, GA 30076
1201 Peachtree Street, N.E., 400 Colony Square, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30361
PO Box 2713, Peachtree City, GA 30269-0713
150 East Ponce de Leon Avenue, Suite 450, Decatur, GA 30030
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750 Hammond Drive, Building 12, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30328
1100 Peachtree Street, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30309
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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