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244 Roswell St, Suite 500, Marietta, GA 30060
8701 Hospital Drive, Suite B, Douglasville, GA 30134-2265
130 E Main St, Suite 300; Office 327, Canton, GA 30114
80 Macon St, McDonough, GA 30253
3520 Piedmont Rd NE, Suite 280, Atlanta, GA 30305
303 Peachtree St NE, Suite 5100, Atlanta, GA 30308
303 Elizabeth Street, NE, Atlanta, GA 30307
49 Green St, Marietta, GA 30060
326 Roswell Street, Suite 100, Marietta, GA 30060
60 Salbide Ave, Newnan, GA 30263
260 Peachtree St NW, Suite 2200, Atlanta, GA 30303
511 East Paces Ferry Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30305
301 Washington Ave NE, Marietta, GA 30060
2200 Century Pkwy NE, Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30345
1355 Terrell Mill Road SE, BLDG 1480, STE 250, Marietta, GA 30067
555 Northpoint Center East, 4th Floor, Alpharetta, GA 30022
3500 Lenox Rd, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30326
One Atlantic Center, Ste 2800, 1201 W. Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA 30309-3450
750 Longleaf Blvd, Suite A, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
137 W Mill St, Suite B, Jonesboro, GA 30236
3100 Interstate N Cir SE, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30339
3175 Shallowford Road, Atlanta, GA 30341
1800 Peachtree Rd, Suite 335, Atlanta, GA 30309
3400 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1011, Atlanta, GA 30326
1440 Dutch Valley Pl NE, Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30324
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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