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3175 Shallowford Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30341
275 Scientific Dr NW, Suite 1000, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092
Two Decatur TownCenter, Suite 420, 125 Clairmont Avenue, Decatur, GA 30030
3340 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 2900, Atlanta, GA 30326
3355 Lenox Road, Suite 750, Atlanta, GA 30326
3575 Koger Blvd, Suite 215, Duluth, GA 30096
205 Norcross St., Roswell, GA 30075
235 Peachtree Street, NE, Suite 400, Atlanta, GA 30303
4420 South Lee Street, Suite 211, Buford, GA 30518
1355 Terrell Mill Road SE, BLDG 1480, STE 250, Marietta, GA 30067
15800 Birmingham Hwy, Suite 601, Milton, GA 30004
230 Peachtree Street, N.W., Suite 2400, Atlanta, GA 30303-1557
1360 Peachtree St NE, Suite 1201, Atlanta, GA 30309
3500 Lenox Road, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30326
1447 Peachtree Street, Suite 540A, Atlanta, GA 30305
1735 Buford Hwy., Ste. 215-263, Cumming, GA 30041
215 North McDonough Street, Decatur, GA 30030
500 14th Street, NW, Atlanta, GA 30318
1827 Powers Ferry Road, Bldg. 25-100, Atlanta, GA 30339
999 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 2300, Atlanta, GA 30309-3996
4350 S. Lee Street, Buford, GA 30518
1108 Conyers Street SW, Suite 2W, Covington, GA 30014
1420 Peachtree St NE, Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30309
6190 Powers Ferry Road, Suite 100, Atlanta, GA 30339
4751 Best Road, Suite 175, Atlanta, GA 30337
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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