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1349 West Peachtree St. NW, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30309
3333 Piedmont Rd NE, Suite 2500, Atlanta, GA 30305
152 Nassau Street, N.W., Atlanta, GA 30303
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One Atlantic Center, Ste 2800, 1201 W. Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA 30309-3450
2230 Towne Lake Parkway, Building 600, Suite 140, Woodstock, GA 30189
691 John Wesley Dobbs Ave NE, Suite V-138, Atlanta, GA 30312
260 Peachtree St NW, Suite 2200, Atlanta, GA 30303
730 Peachtree Street, Suite 1055, Atlanta, GA 30308
3500 Lenox Rd, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30326
301 Washington Ave NE, Marietta, GA 30060
555 Northpoint Center East, 4th Floor, Alpharetta, GA 30022
368 W Pike St, Suite 203, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
2786 North Decatur Road, Suite 245, Decatur, GA 30033
3330 Cumberland Blvd SE, Suite 600, Atlanta, GA 30339
3100 Interstate N Cir SE, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30339
101 South Hill Street, Griffin, GA 30223
464 Griffin St., PO Box 388, Zebulon, GA 30295
1827 Powers Ferry Road, Bldg. 25-100, Atlanta, GA 30339
100 West Cherokee Avenue, PO Box 2650, Cartersville, GA 30120
4751 Best Road, Suite 175, Atlanta, GA 30337
4330 S Lee St, Building 400 - Suite C, Buford, GA 30518
3575 Koger Blvd, Suite 215, Duluth, GA 30096
75 West Wieuca Road Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30342
885 Glen Arden Way NE, Atlanta, GA 30306
Social Circle Drug Possession Information
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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