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3500 Lenox Rd, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30326
1355 Terrell Mill Road SE, BLDG 1480, STE 250, Marietta, GA 30067
1745 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive NW, Atlanta, GA 30314
36 Ayers Ave NE, Marietta, GA 30060
675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, #223, Atlanta, GA 30308
1827 Powers Ferry Road, Bldg. 25-100, Atlanta, GA 30339
3350 Riverwood Pkwy, 1900, Atlanta, GA 30339
3575 Koger Blvd, Suite 215, Duluth, GA 30096
1050 Crown Pointe Parkway, Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30338
4153 C Flat Shoals Parkway, Suite 332, Decatur, GA 30034
4751 Best Road, Suite 175, Atlanta, GA 30337
3461 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road, Suite D, Suwanee, GA 30024
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6185 Crooked Creek Rd NW, Suite H, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092
535 N McDonough St., Decatur, GA 30030
1360 Peachtree St NE, Suite 1201, Atlanta, GA 30309
235 Peachtree Street, NE, Suite 400, Atlanta, GA 30303
44 Broad Street, NW, The Grant Building, Suite 607, Atlanta, GA 30303
260 Peachtree Street Northwest, Suite 2502, Atlanta, GA 30303
191 Roswell St NE, Marietta, GA 30060
150 E. Ponce De Leon Avenue, Suite 250, Decatur, GA 30030
1099 Saint Louis Place, Atlanta, GA 30303
261 W Crogan St, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
2295 Parklake Dr NE, Suite 525, Atlanta, GA 30345
3155 Roswell Rd NW, Ste. 220, Atlanta, GA 30305
1411 S Gordon St SW, Atlanta, GA 30310
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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