[[{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Answer","name":"Answer Question","text":"Under South Carolina law, marijuana is one of a number of Schedule I controlled substances. In other words, the state considers marijuana to be a drug with no accepted medical use and a very high potential for abuse. Marijuana also is banned as a Schedule I drug under federal law. As a result, the penalties for marijuana-related offenses in South Carolina can be harsh, regardless of whether you are prosecuted in state or federal court.  In South Carolina, it is illegal to possess any part of a marijuana plant, including leaves, stalks, plant fibers, seeds, resin, oil, or cakes manufactured by seeds. So, in addition to marijuana, the resin from the flowers of the cannabis plant, or hash, is illegal as well. You can face criminal charges if you possess marijuana or hash in any form and plan to consume it in any fashion \u2013 whether smoking, vaping, or eating it.  However, you can legally grow, sell and possess hemp in South Carolina as long as it contains trace amounts of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which is the active ingredient in marijuana. Also, in 2017, the state legalized cannabidiol (CBD), which many people use today for a wide variety of reasons such as treatment of anxiety or seizures.","@id":"https:\/\/www.mtllawfirm.com\/criminal-defense-lawyers\/marijuana-criminal-charge\/#Answer"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Answer","name":"Answer Question1","text":"Under South Carolina law, marijuana is one of a number of Schedule I controlled substances. In other words, the state considers marijuana to be a drug with no accepted medical use and a very high potential for abuse. Marijuana also is banned as a Schedule I drug under federal law. As a result, the penalties for marijuana-related offenses in South Carolina can be harsh, regardless of whether you are prosecuted in state or federal court.  In South Carolina, it is illegal to possess any part of a marijuana plant, including leaves, stalks, plant fibers, seeds, resin, oil, or cakes manufactured by seeds. So, in addition to marijuana, the resin from the flowers of the cannabis plant, or hash, is illegal as well. You can face criminal charges if you possess marijuana or hash in any form and plan to consume it in any fashion \u2013 whether smoking, vaping, or eating it.  However, you can legally grow, sell and possess hemp in South Carolina as long as it contains trace amounts of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which is the active ingredient in marijuana. Also, in 2017, the state legalized cannabidiol (CBD), which many people use today for a wide variety of reasons such as treatment of anxiety or seizures","@id":"https:\/\/www.mtllawfirm.com\/criminal-defense-lawyers\/marijuana-criminal-charge\/#Answer1"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Answer","name":"Answer Question3","text":"When you work with\u00a0McKinney, Tucker & Lemel, LLC, we will explore every possible way to fight the charge against you. For instance, we may be able to successfully challenge the legality of a stop or search which led to the discovery of marijuana in your car or home or on your person. If the police obtained any evidence in violation of your constitutional rights, that evidence could be thrown out of court. Ultimately, the Solicitor\u2019s Office could be forced to dismiss the charge against you.  Additionally, we can examine the prosecution\u2019s evidence and identify any issues with it. The evidence that you possessed the marijuana may be weak, for example, or a problem may have occurred in the testing of the material, which calls lab results into question. After we investigate your case, we will provide a straightforward, honest assessment. 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