Top North Charleston, SC Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
880 Johnnie Dodds Blvd. Suite 1, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
The Wappoo Centre, Suite 202, 147 Wappoo Creek Drive, Charleston, SC 29412
3660 West Montague Avenue, PO Box 40997, North Charleston, SC 29418
548 Savannah Hwy, Charleston, SC 29407
4000 Faber Pl Dr, Suite 300, North Charleston, SC 29405
151 Meeting Street, Suite 600, Charleston, SC 29401
205 King St, Suite 400, Charleston, SC 29401
2500 City Hall Lane, North Charleston, SC 29406
145 King Street, Suite 407, Charleston, SC 29401
36-B Center Street, Suite 201, Folly Beach, SC 29439
259 Seven Farms Drive, Suite 300, Charleston, SC 29492
1668 Old Trolley Rd, Suite 104, Summerville, SC 29485
1950 Cherokee Rose Circle, Mount Pleasant, SC 29466
701 E Bay St, Suite 411, Charleston, SC 29403
652 Rutledge Avenue, Unit B, Charleston, SC 29403
15 Prioleau St, Charleston, SC 29401
1643b Savannah Hwy, Suite 309, Charleston, SC 29407
107 W 6th N. St., Suite 100, Summerville, SC 29483
116 Church Street, 3rd Floor, Charleston, SC 29401
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving North Charleston, SC
850 Morrison Dr, Suite 775, Charleston, SC 29403
192 East Bay Street, Suite 202, Charleston, SC 29401
147 Wappoo Creek Dr, Suite 201, Charleston, SC 29407
885 Island Park Drive, Suite B, North Charleston, SC 29492
1501 Belle Isle Avenue, Suite 110, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
260 W. Coleman Blvd., Suite B, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
North Charleston Drug Possession Information
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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