If you hear that your charges include drug trafficking, you know that you face serious criminal charges. Drug trafficking charges often follow if the police suspect you of drug distribution, the manufacturing of drugs, delivering drugs, selling drugs or possessing...
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Penalties and defenses for prescription drug misuse
If a person is accused of a crime involving prescription drugs, there can be serious consequences. There are several examples of these crimes and there are potential defenses to consider. Prescription drug crimes Prescription fraud involves forging a prescription or...
What happens if you have someone else’s prescription drugs?
Battling addiction is not easy, and in recent years there has been a significant increase in addiction to prescription drugs. Many times, people are legally prescribed these drugs by a doctor for a legitimate medical condition, and then become addicted, due to the...
Disputing the accuracy of roadside drug tests
You have been pulled over in Georgia, asked to take a test, and the results are positive. Are those roadsides tests truly accurate? Many experts believe those tests are not, which can make a difference in a drug possession trial. Courts beginning to prevent the use of...
Federal drug charges and Atlanta-area defendants
Local and state police are not the only law enforcement authorities in Georgia who investigate drug crimes. As is the case across the country, federal agencies, including the FBI and the DEA, investigate alleged drug offenses that happen in the Atlanta area and the...
Medical cannabis is now legal in Georgia, but marijuana is not
As Georgia moves forward with legalizing medical cannabis, there are bound to be people in the state who believe that marijuana—medical and otherwise—is now legal as well. This could lead to them being arrested for growing, possessing and selling it and facing the...
Are juvenile marijuana charges more severe?
As readers of this blog know, marijuana is illegal in Georgia. Indeed, in a recent post, we discussed the potential penalties for possessing or using it. What readers may not know is that those penalties can vary depending on whether the offender is a juvenile or an...
What marijuana charges could I face in Georgia?
If you are a middle-aged person charged with a serious drug crime involving cultivation, distribution or trafficking of marijuana, you may face severe consequences. Georgia has not decriminalized recreational marijuana use like some other states. One ounce or less is...
We may be one step closer to over-the-counter opioid antidotes
Too many opioid overdose fatalities are occurring every day across Georgia. Opioids are controlled substances, but addiction can override all other senses and users will sometimes resort to illegal means to obtain opioids. Naloxone -- often referred to by its brand...
New bill could effectively end the sale of certain hemp products
Products containing some varieties of hemp plants are routinely sold by health food stores in Georgia. Many consumers find these products help them relieve stress, sleep and manage health conditions. However, the sale of hemp products is not without controversy. The...