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2795 Highway 34 East, Newnan, GA 30265
288 Highway 314, Suite B2, Fayetteville, GA 30214
271 17th St NW, Suite 1720, Atlanta, GA 30363
75 West Wieuca Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30342
230 Peachtree Street, N.W., Suite 2400, Atlanta, GA 30303-1557
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101 Marietta Street, Suite 3650, Atlanta, GA 30303
PO Box 1253, Holly Springs, GA 30142
3500 Lenox Road, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30326
1520 Senoia Rd, Suite C, Tyrone, GA 30290
8565 Dunwoody Pl, Suite A, Atlanta, GA 30350
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PO Box 481, Loganville, GA 30052
4286 Bells Ferry Rd, Kennesaw, GA 30144
1115 Zebulon Road, Griffin, GA 30224
1201 W Peachtree St, Suite 2300, Atlanta, GA 30309
303 Peachtree St NE, Suite 5100, Atlanta, GA 30308
130 E Main St, Suite 300; Office 327, Canton, GA 30114
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2030 Main Street, NW, Suite 303, Atlanta, GA 30318
4360 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd, Suite 505, Atlanta, GA 30341
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215 North McDonough Street, Decatur, GA 30030
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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