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1100 Peachtree Street N.E., Suite 950, Atlanta, GA 30309
2200 Fairburn Rd SW, Atlanta, GA 30331
100 West Cherokee Avenue, PO Box 2650, Cartersville, GA 30120
303 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 5300, Atlanta, GA 30308
464 Griffin St., PO Box 388, Zebulon, GA 30295
1479 Brockett Road, Suite 200, Tucker, GA 30084
5600 Roswell Rd NW, Suite H200, Atlanta, GA 30342
1800 Peachtree Rd NW, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30309
248 Roswell St, Marietta, GA 30060
1979 Lakeside Parkway, Suite 340, Tucker, GA 30084
110 Habersham Drive, Fayetteville, GA 30214
114 Stone Mountain Street, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
111 West Main Street, PO Box 677, Canton, GA 30114
Decatur Court, Suite 602, 315 West Ponce de Leon Avenue, Decatur, GA 30030
127 Peachtree Street, The Candler Building Suite 1105, Atlanta, GA 30303
124 North Hill Street, PO Drawer L, Griffin, GA 30223
327 Dahlonega Street, Suite 1600, Cumming, GA 30040
3344 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1950, Atlanta, GA 30326
101 W Main St, Canton, GA 30114
900 Circle 75 Parkway, Suite 1040, Atlanta, GA 30339
1800 Peachtree St NE, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30309
1331 Spring St NW, Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA 30309
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
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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