Top North Charleston, SC Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
5 Exchange Street, Charleston, SC 29401
3850 Bessemer Road, Suite 120, Mount Pleasant, SC 29466
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
PO Box 1986, Summerville, SC 29484
597 Old Mt Holly Rd, Ste 301, Goose Creek, SC 29445
4900 O'Hear Ave, Suite 100, North Charleston, SC 29405
15 Prioleau St, Charleston, SC 29401
880 Johnnie Dodds Blvd. Suite 1, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
4000 Faber Pl Dr, Suite 300, North Charleston, SC 29405
460 King St, Suite 200, Charleston, SC 29403
4000 S Faber Pl Dr, Suite 300, North Charleston, SC 29405
125 River Landing Drive, Suite 204, Charleston, SC 29492
56 Society Street, Charleston, SC 29401
145 King Street, Suite 407, Charleston, SC 29401
652 Rutledge Avenue, Unit B, Charleston, SC 29403
259 Seven Farms Drive, Suite 300, Charleston, SC 29492
171 Church Street, Suite 360, Charleston, SC 29401
107 W 6th N. St., Suite 100, Summerville, SC 29483
155 King Street, 2nd Floor, Charleston, SC 29401
192 East Bay Street, Suite 202, Charleston, SC 29401
165 King St, Suite 2, Charleston, SC 29401
260 W. Coleman Blvd., Suite B, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
165 King St, Second Floor, Charleston, SC 29401
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