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7000 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd, Buildign 1, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30328
3455 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA 30326
1117 Perimeter Center West, Suite W-501, Atlanta, GA 30338
PO Box 427, Mableton, GA 30126
730 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 570, Atlanta, GA 30308
2024 Beaver Ruin Rd, Norcross, GA 30071
4330 South Lee Street, Building 400, Suite C, Buford, GA 30515
271 17th St NW, Suite 1720, Atlanta, GA 30363
75 Jackson St, Suite 402, Newnan, GA 30263
45 Spring Street, Newnan, GA 30263
235 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 400, Atlanta, GA 30303
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914 Church St, Decatur, GA 30030
3715 Northside Pkwy NW, Building 100 Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30327
1675 Lower Roswell Rd, Marietta, GA 30068
2451 Cumberland Parkway, Suite 3649, Atlanta, GA 30339
1201 W Peachtree St NW, Suite 2300, Atlanta, GA 30309
301 Washington Ave, Marietta, GA 30060
1190 Buckhead Crossing, Suite D, Woodstock, GA 30189
160 Clairemont Avenue Suite 425, PO Box 1324, Decatur, GA 30031
659 Auburn Ave., NE, Suite 137, Atlanta, GA 30312
2786 North Decatur Road, Suite 245, Decatur, GA 30033
2011 Commerce Drive N, Suite 3405, Peachtree City, GA 30269
260 Constitution Blvd, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
3333 Piedmont Rd NE, Suite 2500, Atlanta, GA 30305
Williamson Drug Possession Information
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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