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152 Nassau Street, N.W., Atlanta, GA 30303
1827 Powers Ferry Road, Bldg. 25-100, Atlanta, GA 30339
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500 14th Street, NW, Atlanta, GA 30318
125 Clairemont Avenue, Suite 470, Decatur, GA 30030
750 Hammond Dr, Building 10, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30328
2200 Fairburn Rd SW, Atlanta, GA 30331
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770 Kings Way, Atlanta, GA 30327
845 S Carroll Rd, Suites A & B, Villa Rica, GA 30180
1180 Peachtree St NE, Suite 3350, Atlanta, GA 30309
260 Peachtree St, NW Suite 2200, Atlanta, GA 30303
675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Suite 8500, Atlanta, GA 30308
730 Peachtree Street, Suite 1055, Atlanta, GA 30308
236 Johnson Ferry Road NE, Suite 210, Sandy Springs, GA 30328
1800 W Peachtree St NW, Suite 430, Atlanta, GA 30309
1800 Peachtree Street NW, Atlanta, GA 30309
101 Marietta Street NW, Suite 3325, Atlanta, GA 30303
400 Galleria Pkwy SE, Suite 1920, Atlanta, GA 30339
288 Lawrence Street NE, Marietta, GA 30060
3050 Peachtree Road NW, Suite 355, Atlanta, GA 30305
Mansell West Office Park 695, Suite 250-B, Roswell, GA 30076
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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