Top Charleston, SC Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
24 Broad St, Charleston, SC 29401
751 Johnnie Dodds Blvd, Suite 100, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
1002 Anna Knapp Blvd, Suite 202, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
123 Meeting St, Charleston, SC 29401
4000 Faber Pl Dr, Suite 300, North Charleston, SC 29405
1501 Belle Isle Avenue, Suite 110, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
PO Box 879, Charleston, SC 29402
The Wappoo Centre, Suite 202, 147 Wappoo Creek Drive, Charleston, SC 29412
3660 West Montague Avenue, PO Box 40997, North Charleston, SC 29418
205 King St, Suite 400, Charleston, SC 29401
151 Meeting Street, Suite 600, Charleston, SC 29401
2500 City Hall Lane, North Charleston, SC 29406
145 King Street, Suite 407, Charleston, SC 29401
40 Calhoun St, Suite 200, Charleston, SC 29401
223 E. Main Street, Moncks Corner, SC 29461
17 1/2 Broad St, Charleston, SC 29401
4922 O'Hear Ave, Suite 301, North Charleston, SC 29405
147 Wappoo Creek Dr, Suite 201, Charleston, SC 29407
1643b Savannah Hwy, Suite 309, Charleston, SC 29407
259 Seven Farms Drive, Suite 300, Charleston, SC 29492
652 Rutledge Avenue, Unit B, Charleston, SC 29403
1950 Cherokee Rose Circle, Mount Pleasant, SC 29466
107 W 6th N. St., Suite 100, Summerville, SC 29483
11 State St, Charleston, SC 29401
15 Prioleau St, Charleston, SC 29401
Charleston Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in Charleston
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in Charleston and checks their standing with South Carolina bar associations.
Our Verification Process and Criteria
Ample Experience
Attorneys must meet stringent qualifications and prove they practice in the area of law they’re verified in.
Good Standing
Be in good standing with their bar associations and maintain a clean disciplinary record.
Annual Review
Submit to an annual review to retain their Lead Counsel Verified status.
Client Commitment
Pledge to follow the highest quality client service and ethical standards.
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