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215 Church Street, Suite 107, PO Box 944, Decatur, GA 30030
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1800 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 430, Atlanta, GA 30309
950 East Paces Ferry Rd NE, Suite 2450, Atlanta, GA 30326
2400 Herodian Way, Suite 145, Smyrna, GA 30080
1725 Windward Concourse, Suite 150, Alpharetta, GA 30005
1800 Peachtree St NE, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30309
236 Washington Avenue, Marietta, GA 30060
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125 E Trinity Pl, Suite 208, Decatur, GA 30030
100 Peachtree St NW, Suite 2060, Atlanta, GA 30303
2897 N. Druid HIlls Rd, Suite 142, Atlanta, GA 30345
6376 Spalding Dr., Norcross, GA 30092
8701 Hospital Drive, Suite B, Douglasville, GA 30134-2265
1111 South Marietta Pkwy SE, Suite 200, Marietta, GA 30060
577 E Main St, Canton, GA 30114
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133 Nassau St NW, Atlanta, GA 30303
685 Linwood Ave NE, Suite 200A, Atlanta, GA 30306
309 E. Paces Ferry Road NE, 4th Floor, Atlanta, GA 30305
P. O. Box 795, Holly Springs, GA 30142-0795
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152 Nassau Street, N.W., Atlanta, GA 30303
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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