Indiana Drug Crime Attorneys
Have you been arrested for drug related charges and need expert and knowledgeable representation fast? The practiced and capable Indiana drug crime attorneys at the law office of Tony Zirkle have the experience and skill you need at this uncertain time. If you are charged with a drug related offence in Indiana you will face jail time, fines, and
even an excise tax. Indiana code applies different penalties for different drug offences and even for different drugs. If you are accused of possession of a schedule I, II, or III drug, you are looking at a Class D felony. However, if the offence occurred on a school bus or within one thousand feet of a: school, public park, family housing complex, or a youth program center, you are going to be charged with a Class C felony. If the charge is for dealing drugs, you are facing a Class B felony. But, if the charge is selling to a minor under
18, you will be charged with a Class A felony.
Have you or someone you know been arrested for a drug related offence and need the help of Indiana Drug Crime Attorneys? Contact the Indiana Drug Crime Attorneys at the law office of Tony Zirkle today!
According to Indiana Code, jail time and fines for drug related felonies are as
follows:
- Class D Felony: up to three years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000.
- Class C Felony: up to eight years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000.
- Class B Felony: up to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000.
- Class A Felony: up to 50 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000.
According to the Drug Enforcement Administration DEA), drug schedules are as follows:
- Schedule I Drugs – GHB, Cannabis, Heroin, Ecstasy, Psychedelic Mushrooms, Foxy, LSD, Peyote, Mescaline, Quaalude, STP, THG, Blue Mystic, Nexus, Ketoamphetamine, etc.
- Schedule II Drugs – Cocaine,
Methamphetamine, Ritalin, Opium, Methadone,
Percocet, OxyContin, Percodan, Morphine, PCP,
Amphetamines, Demerol, Nembutal, etc.
- Schedule III Drugs - Anabolic
Steroids, Ketamine, Marinol, Xyrem, Vicodin,
Tylenol 3, Codeine, LSA, Pentobarbital, Talbutal,
Hydrocodone, Oxymorphone, Dihydrocodeine, Dilaudid,
etc.
The charge for marijuana or cannabis products
is different than the rest of the Schedule
I drugs. Possession or cultivation of less
than 30 grams of marijuana or possession of less
than two grams of either hash oil or hashish is
a Class A misdemeanor. If the amount in possession
is more than the above mentioned quantities or
if the person has a prior conviction for a similar
charge, the charge is then a Class D felony.
Possession of paraphernalia is also illegal.
In Indiana, any person who possesses the raw
material, instrument, device, or other object
intended for the purpose of introducing a
controlled substance into the body commits a Class
A infraction. That includes devices for enhancing
the effects or testing the strength, effectiveness,
or purity of a controlled substance.
Have you or someone you know been arrested
for a drug related offence and need the help of Indiana
Drug Crime Attorneys? Contact
the Indiana Drug Crime
Attorneys at the law office of Tony Zirkle today!
