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55 Atlanta St SE, Suite 417, Marietta, GA 30060
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3455 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA 30326
303 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 5300, Atlanta, GA 30308
260 Peachtree St NW, Suite 2200, Atlanta, GA 30303
PO Box 427, Mableton, GA 30126
36 Ayers Ave NE, Marietta, GA 30060
675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, #223, Atlanta, GA 30308
75 Jackson St, Suite 402, Newnan, GA 30263
271 17th St NW, Suite 1720, Atlanta, GA 30363
919 Center Street, Conyers, GA 30012
1800 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30309
Suite 2540, Tower Place, 3340 Peachtree Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30326
1800 Peachtree St NW, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30309
2180 Elm St NE, Covington, GA 30014
44 Broad Street, NW, The Grant Building, Suite 607, Atlanta, GA 30303
3350 Riverwood Pkwy, 1900, Atlanta, GA 30339
1099 Saint Louis Place, Atlanta, GA 30303
3575 Koger Blvd, Suite 215, Duluth, GA 30096
260 Peachtree Street Northwest, Suite 2502, Atlanta, GA 30303
3155 Roswell Rd NW, Ste. 220, Atlanta, GA 30305
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191 Roswell St NE, Marietta, GA 30060
150 E. Ponce De Leon Avenue, Suite 250, Decatur, GA 30030
50 Hurt Plaza, Suite 1120, Atlanta, GA 30303
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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