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6185 Crooked Creek Rd NW, Suite H, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092
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1100 Peachtree Street, NE, Suite 2800, Atlanta, GA 30309
191 Peachtree Street, N.E., Suite 2900, Atlanta, GA 30303-1775
248 Roswell St, Marietta, GA 30060
3344 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 2400, Atlanta, GA 30326
5600 Roswell Rd NW, Suite H200, Atlanta, GA 30342
1331 Spring St NW, Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA 30309
535 N McDonough St., Decatur, GA 30030
555 Northpoint Center East, 4th Floor, Alpharetta, GA 30022
3461 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road, Suite D, Suwanee, GA 30024
1201 W Peachtree St NW, Suite 2300, Atlanta, GA 30309
1800 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30309
275 Scientific Dr NW, Suite 1000, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092
1190 Buckhead Crossing, Suite D, Woodstock, GA 30189
309 E. Paces Ferry Road NE, 4th Floor, Atlanta, GA 30305
230 Peachtree Street, N.W., Suite 2400, Atlanta, GA 30303-1557
3500 Lenox Road, Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30326
1411 S Gordon St SW, Atlanta, GA 30310
2295 Parklake Dr NE, Suite 525, Atlanta, GA 30345
50 Hurt Plaza, Suite 1120, Atlanta, GA 30303
3340 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 2900, Atlanta, GA 30326
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Forest Park 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