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125 Clairemont Ave, Suite 470, Decatur, GA 30030
230 Peachtree Street, N.W., Suite 2400, Atlanta, GA 30303-1557
2255 Cumberland Pkwy SE, Suite 500-N Lower Level, Atlanta, GA 30339
1115 Zebulon Road, Griffin, GA 30224
3500 Lenox Road, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30326
191 Peachtree St, Suite 3960, Atlanta, GA 30303
200 Ashford Center North, Suite 350, Atlanta, GA 30338
110 Evans Mill Drive, Suite 402, Dallas, GA 30157
One Sugarloaf Centre, 1960 Satellite Blvd., Suite 4000, Duluth, GA 30097
1420 Peachtree St NE, Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30309
1355 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 455, Atlanta, GA 30309
6190 Powers Ferry Road, Suite 100, Atlanta, GA 30339
999 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 2300, Atlanta, GA 30309-3996
3391 Peachtree Road, NE, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30326
4350 S. Lee Street, Buford, GA 30518
125 Townpark Dr, Suite 300, Kennesaw, GA 30144
1770 Indian Trial Lilburn Road, Suite 350, Norcross, GA 30093
730 Peachtree Street, Suite 1055, Atlanta, GA 30308
1230 Peachtree St NE, Promenade Tower, 21st Floor, Atlanta, GA 30309
191 Roswell St NE, Marietta, GA 30060
2030 Main Street, NW, Suite 303, Atlanta, GA 30318
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102 1/2 South Main Street, Jonesboro, GA 30236
Two Ravinia Dr., Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30346
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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