Top Orangeburg, SC Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
960 Doyle Street, Orangeburg, SC 29115
PO Box 1825, Orangeburg, SC 29115
1281 Russell Street, Orangeburg, SC 29115
PO Box 646, Orangeburg, SC 29116
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689 King St, Charleston, SC 29403
Young & Young, Attorneys at Law, a reputable Drug Possession firm representing clients in the Orangeburg, South Carolina area.
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PO Box 139, Walterboro, SC 29488-0139
791 Greenlawn Drive, Suite 4, PO Box 90860, Columbia, SC 29209
623 Richland Ave W, PO Box 3088, Aiken, SC 29802
3104 Devine St, Suite 910, Columbia, SC 29205
3104 Devine St, Columbia, SC 29205
2909 Devine Street, Columbia, SC 29205
1700 Sunset Boulevard, West Columbia, SC 29169
2520 Devine St, Suite #2-B, Columbia, SC 29205
2231 Devine St Ste 201, Columbia, SC 29205
1430 Blanding Street, PO Box 50624, Columbia, SC 29250
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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