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101 Marietta St NW, Suite 3340, Atlanta, GA 30303
140 Mark Whitfield St, Suite A, Jasper, GA 30143
326 Roswell Street, Suite 100, Marietta, GA 30060
924 Cherokee Ave, Monroe, GA 30655
49 Green St, Marietta, GA 30060
380 Dahlonega Street, Suite 104, Cumming, GA 30040
3675 Crestwood Parkway, Suite 400, Duluth, GA 30096
4330 S Lee St, Building 400 - Suite C, Buford, GA 30518
303 Elizabeth Street, NE, Atlanta, GA 30307
130 E Main St, Suite 300; Office 327, Canton, GA 30114
250 Lawrence Street, Marietta, GA 30060
241 Washington Avenue NE, Marietta, GA 30060
The Promenade, Suite 400, 1230 Peachtree Street, NE, Atlanta, GA 30309
999 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1600, Atlanta, GA 30309
150 S. Perry Street, Suite 203, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
1075 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 1700, Atlanta, GA 30309
2200 Century Pkwy NE, Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30345
10 Lenox Pointe, Atlanta, GA 30324
1117 Perimeter Center West, Suite W-501, Atlanta, GA 30338
60 Salbide Ave, Newnan, GA 30263
3500 Lenox Rd, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30326
PO Box 427, Mableton, GA 30126
1000 Parkwood Circle SE, Suite 220, Atlanta, GA 30339
600 Peachtree St NE, Suite 4010, Atlanta, GA 30308
3455 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA 30326
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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