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1230 W Peachtree St NE, Suite 900, Atlanta, GA 30309
701 Whitlock Avenue, Suite J43, Marietta, GA 30064
1360 Peachtree Street N.E., Suite 910, Atlanta, GA 30309
152 Nassau Street, N.W., Atlanta, GA 30303
3344 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1950, Atlanta, GA 30326
418 Pirkle Ferry Rd, Ste 104, Cumming, GA 30040
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1875 Old Alabama Road, Suite 510, Roswell, GA 30076
691 John Wesley Dobbs Ave NE, Suite V-138, Atlanta, GA 30312
215 Church Street, Suite 107, PO Box 944, Decatur, GA 30030
950 East Paces Ferry Rd NE, Suite 2450, Atlanta, GA 30326
1725 Windward Concourse, Suite 150, Alpharetta, GA 30005
1800 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 430, Atlanta, GA 30309
675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Suite 8500, Atlanta, GA 30308
2400 Herodian Way, Suite 145, Smyrna, GA 30080
1100 Peachtree St NE, Suite 900, Atlanta, GA 30309
Mansell West Office Park 695, Suite 250-B, Roswell, GA 30076
288 Lawrence Street NE, Marietta, GA 30060
101 Marietta Street NW, Suite 3325, Atlanta, GA 30303
235 Peachtree St NE, Ste 400, Atlanta, GA 30303
1350 Scenic Hwy N, Suite 266, Snellville, GA 30078
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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