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Georgia Heroin Laws
More Information on Illegal Drug Laws
| Code Section | 16-13-20, et seq. |
| Possession | 4 g. or more is trafficking: Possession of any amount is a felony punishable with minimum 2-15 yrs.; Subsequent offense: minimum 5-30 yrs. |
| Sale | Felony: 5-30 yrs.; Subsequent offense: life imprisonment |
| Trafficking | 4-14 g.: mandatory 5 yrs. and $50,000; 14-28 g.: mandatory 10 yrs. and $100,000; Over 28 g.: mandatory 25 yrs. and $500,000 |
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