Top Charleston, SC Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
3850 Bessemer Road, Suite 120, Mount Pleasant, SC 29466
3870 Leeds Ave, Ste 104, North Charleston, SC 29405
111 Coleman Blvd, Suite 301, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
PO Box 1986, Summerville, SC 29484
815 Savannah Highway, Suite 201, Charleston, SC 29407
215 E Bay St, Suite 400, Charleston, SC 29401
520 Folly Road, Suite 25 PMB 334, Charleston, SC 29412
597 Old Mt Holly Rd, Ste 301, Goose Creek, SC 29445
155 King Street, 2nd Floor, Charleston, SC 29401
880 Johnnie Dodds Blvd. Suite 1, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
1668 Old Trolley Rd, Suite 104, Summerville, SC 29485
460 King St, Suite 200, Charleston, SC 29403
PO Box 20009, Charleston, SC 29413
104 Broughton Rd, Suite B-1, Moncks Corner, SC 29461
1350 Chuck Dawley Blvd, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
15 Prioleau St, Charleston, SC 29401
534 Johnnie Dodds Blvd, Suite 202, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
4900 O'Hear Ave, Suite 100, North Charleston, SC 29405
PO Box 31443, Charleston, SC 29417-1443
126 Seven Farms Drive, Suite 200, Charleston, SC 29492
171 Church Street, Suite 160, Charleston, SC 29401
100 S Main St, Ste B, PO Box 1318, Summerville, SC 29483
2344 Cosgrove Ave, PO Box 71121, Charleston, SC 29415
PO Box 38, Moncks Corner, SC 29461
15 Prioleau Street, Charleston, SC 29401
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Drug Possession
Drug possession is the illegal possession of a controlled substance. Essentially, to be convicted of a drug possession charge, you knowingly must have a controlled substance in your possession or within your proximity, like storing it in your vehicle. Drug possession can also include having a device used for the consumption of a controlled substance. This is a criminal offense under both South Carolina state law as well as federal law.
Types of Drug Possession Charges
Sometimes drug possession is referred to as actual possession or “constructive” possession, meaning that an individual knowingly has access to and control of a controlled substance but it is not on the person. Some common ways for constructive possession occur is when a person knowingly stores an illegal controlled substance in their car or at their home. Possessing a smaller quantity of a controlled substance for personal use is commonly known as “simple possession.“
What Is A Controlled Substance?
Federal law as well as state law determines the severity of drug possession charges based on the type of drug and divides them into different “schedules.” Each schedule is based on the potential for dependency and abuse. This sliding scale of schedules starts with Schedule V drugs, having the lowest risk, and increases in severity up to Schedule I, posing the most severe risk.
- Schedule I: Heroin, ecstasy, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), marijuana, peyote
- Schedule II: Methamphetamine, cocaine, morphine, methadone, phencyclidine (PCP), fentanyl
- Schedule III: Anabolic steroids, ketamine, barbiturates, testosterone, Tylenol with codeine
- Schedule IV: Valium, Xanax, Tramadol
- Schedule V: Other unlawfully obtained prescription drugs and cough medicines like Robitussin with codeine