Drug Crimes Lawyers in Wilmington, DE

Fighting For Your Freedoms

Catching a drug charge can make you feel like you are less than human in the eyes of the law, employers, and society as a whole. You know that simply being associated with drug-affiliated people can be a knock to your social appearance, but what about a drug conviction?

Employers will throw your resume right in the trash as soon as your background check shows a drug-related conviction. Having a drug charge can ruin your chances of renting the apartment you want. Society does not look kindly upon people associated with drug crimes, which means that even though our legal system promises “innocent until proven guilty,” society may make you feel like you are guilty until you prove you are innocent.

What Can Land You With a Drug Charge?

There are many actions someone can take that can spell disaster for them if they have a run-in with the police. Here are some of the more common drug charges in Delaware:

• Possession of a controlled substance. If you are stopped by the police and they find a controlled substance on your person or in your vehicle, you may face a possession charge. Controlled substances are sorted into five different categories known as “schedules.” These categories are ranked based on their potential for abuse. Charges are scaled with the severity of the schedule, with Schedule I being the most dangerous, the highest charges, and Schedule V being the least severe.
• Manufacturing/ Possession with intent to distribute. It is illegal to manufacture drugs. Even though marijuana is legal in Delaware, it is still illegal to grow your own marijuana plants. Similar to possession, possession with intent to distribute is illegal. The quantity of drugs in your possession, as well as the state of those drugs (IE, divided into individual baggies), can turn a simple possession charge into a possession with the intent to distribute charge.
• Conspiracy to commit a drug crime. When two or more people all agree to commit a drug-related crime, they may be charged with conspiracy to commit a drug crime. What differentiates this charge from other drug charges is the involvement of more than one person.

What About Marijuana?

In 2023, Delaware became the 22nd state to legalize marijuana. This comes with many caveats in The First State. As mentioned above, you are not allowed to grow your own marijuana plants. The new marijuana laws will enable a person 21 or older to carry up to one ounce of marijuana for personal use. Marijuana can only be bought through authorized establishments, and since there aren’t any yet, there is technically no legal way to purchase marijuana in Delaware just yet. However, the gift of marijuana is legal.

Even with the legalization of marijuana in Delaware, employers can still drug test you and deny employment or fire you for having marijuana in your system.

Why Do You Need a Lawyer For Your Drug Charge?

Even a minor drug charge can result in major consequences. The above-listed social impacts are enough to have long-lasting consequences, but the attached punishment for drug charges can cost you a lot of time, a lot of money, and a lot of headaches.

Working with an experienced Wilmington criminal defense attorney, you will be well prepared when facing your drug charge.

The attorneys at Schwartz and Schwartz, Attorneys at Law, P.A. are not afraid to fight an unfair system. Working with our knowledgeable team, we can inspect the validity of your charge. The most common action that would invalidate the cops even charging you is reasonable cause. Did the cops have reasonable cause for talking to you in the first place?

Our goal is to have your charges dismissed in their entirety. Barring that, having charges lowered and lowering their impact on your life is the next goal.

Don’t wait, gambling your quality of life on chance. Call 302-546-6415 to schedule your case evaluation to find out how Schwartz and Schwartz, Attorneys at Law, P.A., can help you, your case, and your livelihood!