How Your Drug Charges Will Affect You ?
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How Your Drug Charges 
Will Affect You ?
CRIMINAL DEFENSE
DUI, INCLUDING PENALTIES
TRAFFIC OFFENSES
DRUG 
CRIMES
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Being accused of drug charges can face serious, terrifying, and dangerous 
consequences. A person caught with illegal drugs or drinking substances is 
first arrested by the police and taken to jail. The person then has to go 
through a series of court proceedings.  After the accused drug criminal is 
sentenced by the court, his sentence may involve the cancellation of driver’s 
license, heavy fines, and long probation terms. 
the accused drug offender will be given the opportunity to hire his/her own 
Drug Crime Defense Attorney. However, in order to work with a drug crime 
lawyer and get positive outcomes, you need to know and understand 
everything about drug charges and their impact.
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What is the way to determine the severity of drug charge?
The severity of a particular drug offence is decided by analyzing a number of 
important factors. The primary parameter that decides a drug charge’s 
severity is the kind of drug involved in the case. There are six different 
categories to control drugs on the basis of their severity. These schedules are 
discussed below-:
Schedule-:  1 
Some of the drugs listed under Schedule I are Heroin, MDMA, Crack Cocaine, 
and LSD. these are the severe ones. Schedule I drugs is termed a Class I felony 
charge and generally results in 3 to 8 months of imprisonment and hefty fines
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Schedule II 
Some of the drugs listed under Schedule II are Cocaine, 
Methamphetamine, and Opium, these drugs considered less 
severe as it believed to have certain health benefits 
For schedule II drugs, Such charges generally result in 6 to 12 
months of imprisonment and hefty fines.
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Schedule-: III
Some of the drugs listed under Schedule III are barbiturates, 
anabolic steroids, and ketamine, these drugs considered less 
severe as it believed to have certain health benefits 
For schedule III drugs, Such charges generally result in 6 to 12 
months of imprisonment and hefty fines.
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Schedule IV
Some of the drugs listed under Schedule IV are Rohypnol, 
Xanax, and Valium. These are with very clear medical 
properties and very less chances of abuse. 
For schedule IV drugs, Such charges generally result in 6 to 12 
months of imprisonment and hefty fines.
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Schedule-: V
Possession
Drugs listed under Schedule V are Codeine cough 
syrup. These are with very lesser chances of 
abuse. For schedule V drugs, Such charges generally 
result in 30 days of imprisonment and fine.
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Schedule-: VI
Drugs listed under Schedule VI is Marijuana. These do 
not have any medical benefit. 
For schedule V drugs, Such charges generally result in 
30 days of imprisonment.
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Andrew L. Schwartz, P.C.
191 Roswell Street
Marietta, GA 30060
Phone: 678-853-2500 
Fax: 678-853-2446 
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