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315 W. Ponce de Leon Avenue, Suite 321, Decatur, GA 30030
36 Ayers Ave NE, Marietta, GA 30060
675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, #223, Atlanta, GA 30308
225 North Jeff Davis Drive, Fayetteville, GA 30214
3455 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA 30326
247 Washington Ave NE, Marietta, GA 30060
1479 Brockett Road, Suite 200, Tucker, GA 30084
845 S Carroll Rd, Suites A & B, Villa Rica, GA 30180
115 Samaritan Dr, Suite 200, Cumming, GA 30040
1800 Peachtree Rd NW, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30309
110 Habersham Drive, Fayetteville, GA 30214
1950 Spectrum Circle, Ste 500, Marietta, GA 30067
3227 S Cherokee Ln, STE 1360, Woodstock, GA 30188
80 Macon St, McDonough, GA 30253
1447 Peachtree Street, Suite 540A, Atlanta, GA 30305
125 Clairemont Ave, Suite 470, Decatur, GA 30030
511 East Paces Ferry Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30305
3500 Lenox Rd, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30326
125 Clairemont Avenue, Suite 470, Decatur, GA 30030
288 Highway 314, Suite B2, Fayetteville, GA 30214
117 North Erwin Street., Cartersville, GA 30120
391 E Main St, Canton, GA 30114
260 Peachtree St, NW Suite 2200, Atlanta, GA 30303
5600 Roswell Rd NW, Suite H200, Atlanta, GA 30342
3100 Interstate N Cir SE, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30339
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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