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1800 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30309
1050 Crown Pointe Parkway, Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30338
261 W Crogan St, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
885 Glen Arden Way NE, Atlanta, GA 30306
1099 Saint Louis Place, Atlanta, GA 30303
2295 Parklake Dr NE, Suite 525, Atlanta, GA 30345
3350 Riverwood Pkwy, 1900, Atlanta, GA 30339
1411 S Gordon St SW, Atlanta, GA 30310
150 E. Ponce De Leon Avenue, Suite 250, Decatur, GA 30030
4420 South Lee Street, Suite 211, Buford, GA 30518
191 Roswell St NE, Marietta, GA 30060
3155 Roswell Rd NW, Ste. 220, Atlanta, GA 30305
1560 Warsaw Road, Roswell, GA 30076
100 Peachtree Street Northwest, Suite 2060, Atlanta, GA 30303
50 Hurt Plaza, Suite 1120, Atlanta, GA 30303
701 Whitlock Avenue, Suite J43, Marietta, GA 30064
500 14th Street, NW, Atlanta, GA 30318
1827 Powers Ferry Road, Bldg. 25-100, Atlanta, GA 30339
4751 Best Road, Suite 175, Atlanta, GA 30337
2302 Parklake Dr NE, Suite 615, Atlanta, GA 30345
1108 Conyers Street SW, Suite 2W, Covington, GA 30014
75 West Wieuca Road Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30342
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770 Kings Way, Atlanta, GA 30327
Peachtree Corners 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