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1800 W Peachtree St NW, Suite 430, Atlanta, GA 30309
229 Peachtree St NE, Suite 2505, Atlanta, GA 30303
380 Dahlonega Street, Suite 104, Cumming, GA 30040
261 West Crogan Street, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
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1800 Peachtree Rd NW, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30309
3575 Piedmont Rd NE, Tower 15, Suite 1010, Atlanta, GA 30305
10 Lenox Pointe, Atlanta, GA 30324
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60 Salbide Ave, Newnan, GA 30263
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153 Senoia Rd., Peachtree City, GA 30269
1440 Dutch Valley Pl NE, Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30324
5050 Union Street, Suite 397, Union City, GA 30291
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3175 Shallowford Road, Atlanta, GA 30341
500 14th Street, NW, Atlanta, GA 30318
137 W Mill St, Suite B, Jonesboro, GA 30236
418 Pirkle Ferry Rd, Suite 110, Cumming, GA 30040
15 Perry St, Newnan, GA 30263
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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