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3175 Shallowford Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30341
3355 Lenox Road, Suite 750, Atlanta, GA 30326
1100 Peachtree Street N.E., Suite 950, Atlanta, GA 30309
1201 Peachtreet Street NE, Suite 1100, Atlanta, GA 30361
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102 1/2 South Main Street, Jonesboro, GA 30236
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205 Norcross St., Roswell, GA 30075
3100 Interstate N Cir SE, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30339
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3530 Habersham at Northlake Rd, Building C, Tucker, GA 30084
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1180 West Peachtree Street, Suite 2450, Atlanta, GA 30309
Two Ravinia Dr., Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30346
3500 Lenox Rd NE, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30326
912 Holcomb Bridge Rd, Suite 203, Roswell, GA 30076
PO Box 2713, Peachtree City, GA 30269-0713
1 Baltimore Pl NW, Suite 130, Atlanta, GA 30308
3344 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 2400, 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