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1180 West Peachtree Street, Suite 1800, Atlanta, GA 30309
1117 Perimeter Center West, Suite W-501, Atlanta, GA 30338
201 17th Street NW, Atlantic Station, Suite 1700, Atlanta, GA 30363
3050 Peachtree Road NW, Suite 355, Atlanta, GA 30305
75 Jackson St, Suite 402, Newnan, GA 30263
PO Box 427, Mableton, GA 30126
3500 Lenox Rd, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30326
409 Creekstone Ridge, Woodstock, GA 30188
7000 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd, Buildign 1, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30328
3455 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA 30326
117 North Erwin Street., Cartersville, GA 30120
914 Church St, Decatur, GA 30030
1675 Lower Roswell Rd, Marietta, GA 30068
3715 Northside Pkwy NW, Building 100 Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30327
368 W Pike St, Suite 203, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
399 Washington Ave NE, Marietta, GA 30060
260 Peachtree Street Northwest, Suite 2502, Atlanta, GA 30303
1479 Brockett Road, Suite 200, Tucker, GA 30084
3350 Riverwood Pkwy, Suite 1250, Atlanta, GA 30339
15800 Birmingham Hwy, Suite 601, Milton, GA 30004
1230 W Peachtree St NE, Suite 900, Atlanta, GA 30309
1800 W Peachtree St NW, Suite 430, Atlanta, GA 30309
248 Roswell St, Marietta, GA 30060
1800 Peachtree Rd NW, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30309
110 Habersham Drive, Fayetteville, GA 30214
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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