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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
When you are facing drug charges, it can sometimes feel like the prosecuting attorneys and court staff are using complicated language on purpose to confuse you. But knowing the difference between the different types of drugs and how Georgia law treats them can affect your sentence, and your decision on how you wish to proceed with your case. Find out how to understand the Georgia controlled substance schedules, and what they mean for you and your drug charges. What are Controlled Substances? Many lawyers, prosecutors, and judges have a habit of using legal jargon when they talk about criminal cases. The paperwork you receive from the police or the court can sometimes be so full of abbreviations and acronyms you can’t tell what they mean without a law degree. That is especially true when it comes to drug crimes, or as lawyers say, “Violations of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act” or VGCSA. But what does that mean? What counts as a controlled substance? The law defines a “controlled substance” as a “drug, substance, or immediate precursor” listed in one of five “Schedules”. It generally includes any intoxicating substance or medication that must be prescribed by a doctor. The schedules are broken down by the severity of the drug and the danger of its side effects or risk of addiction. Schedule I Drugs Schedule I applies to the most dangerous and highly addictive types of drugs. These are substances that have no accepted medical use in the United States. Examples of Schedule I drugs are: Non-prescription opiates Hallucinogenic substances LSD Heroin Peyote Mushrooms GHB Ecstasy Tetrahydrocannabinol or Thetrahydrocannabinolic acid which does not contain the morphological features of the plant (ie- cannabis wax/dabs) Schedule II Drugs Schedule II drugs have a high chance of abuse or psychological or chemical addiction. They have
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