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241 Washington Avenue NE, Marietta, GA 30060
60 Salbide Ave, Newnan, GA 30263
2300 Henderson Mill Road NE, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30345
1100 Spring St NW, Suite 755, Atlanta, GA 30309
4426 Hugh Howell Rd, Suite B504, Tucker, GA 30084
1100 Peachtree St NE, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30309
1000 Parkwood Circle SE, Suite 220, Atlanta, GA 30339
1936 North Druid Hills Road Northeast, Suite B, Atlanta, GA 30319
7000 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd, Buildign 1, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30328
600 Peachtree St NE, Suite 4010, Atlanta, GA 30308
315 W. Ponce de Leon Avenue, Suite 321, Decatur, GA 30030
301 Washington Ave NE, Marietta, GA 30060
3455 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA 30326
2795 Highway 34 East, Newnan, GA 30265
260 Peachtree St NW, Suite 2200, Atlanta, GA 30303
675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, #223, Atlanta, GA 30308
830 Glenwood Ave SE, Suite 510-203, Atlanta, GA 30316
36 Ayers Ave NE, Marietta, GA 30060
247 Washington Ave NE, Marietta, GA 30060
PO Box 427, Mableton, GA 30126
151 West Main Street, Suite 203, Canton, GA 30114
225 North Jeff Davis Drive, Fayetteville, GA 30214
1745 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive Southwest, Atlanta, GA 30314
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351-A Dahlonega Street, Cumming, GA 30040
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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