Drug Charges

Various tests can be used to detect the presence of drugs in your system, even long after those drugs have stopped having an effect on the way that you feel. For instance, if you consume a product containing marijuana, the effects may last for a few hours after that...

Georgia has not yet legalized recreational marijuana. This is a common trend in many different states right now, but Georgia has not budged on the law. Recreational use is still prohibited and you cannot simply buy marijuana products at a dispensary, the same way that...

Just like the federal government, the state of Georgia imposes numerous limitations on prescription drugs. Lawmakers refer to them as controlled substances for a reason. There are numerous laws limiting the ability of consumers to obtain, possess, consume or transfer...

Some substances are considered so highly addictive that they need to be controlled. Some of these don’t have accepted medical uses, which means that doctors can’t write prescriptions for them, and you can’t legally use them. A person who’s caught with a controlled...

During a search of your vehicle, police officers will try to use anything they find against you. Although you may think that you keep your vehicle clean and there is nothing inside it to implicate you, you never know what a police officer might find.  They could find...

While states are decriminalizing marijuana or making it legal to use, Georgia is not one of those states. If you have marijuana with you or in your vehicle, you may be arrested if a police officer stops you and searches the vehicle. If you have one ounce of marijuana...

You know that marijuana is illegal in Georgia. While other states have legalized the popular drug for recreational and medical use, Georgia barely allows those with life-threatening conditions to access marijuana for treatment. State law enforcement agents still...

The illegal possession of legal prescription drugs is a very big deal -- and the authorities are cracking down on the problem all over the nation. One of the ways that the authorities in Georgia can do that is by aggressively pursuing prosecutions under the state’s...

Following a series of coordinated traffic stops, the police in Glynn County, Georgia, working alongside the Georgia State Police, reported seizing fentanyl, cocaine and crack cocaine from drivers in the state. This controlled policing was conducted as a series of...

The Gwinnett County District Attorney (DA) announced in early March that she's doing her part to tackle her jurisdiction's problem with opioids. She reported that she would continue to aggressively prosecute anyone suspected of manufacturing or distributing opioids in...