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Category Archives: Marijuana Defense
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Can dss take my children away because i use marijuana?
Can DSS take my children away because I use marijuana? The short answer is yes… although, like most legal questions, it depends… As a practical matter, DSS will not ordinarily come to your house with a police officer and remove your children from your home…
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IS MARIJUANA LEGAL IN SC?
It seems like every few months there is news about a state, municipality, or foreign country that has taken the plunge and legalized marijuana. But is Marijuana legal in SC? Of course not. Although South Carolina tends to be one of the last states to adopt common-sense…
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Asset forfeiture in south carolina
When the United States stole a Spanish pirate ship called the Palmyra in 1822, it was sailed right here to South Carolina. The U.S. government had made fighting piracy a priority, but the king of Spain insisted the Americans return the Palmyra, which he had…
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CAN YOU GROW HEMP IN SOUTH CAROLINA?
South Carolina farmers are returning to the nation’s agricultural roots. Like the nation’s founder, George Washington, more than three dozen farmers will grow industrial hemp in SC next year. The state has changed course on hemp with the Industrial Hemp Pilot Program, which allowed 20 farmers…
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DOES MARIJUANA USE AFFECT CHILD CUSTODY DETERMINATIONS IN SC?
Family court judges in the states that have legalized marijuana for recreational or medicinal use are dealing with this question: How should the changing legal status of the drug affect the way they rule in child custody cases? Now that it’s legal, does that mean…
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Cbd oil and hemp farming in sc
There was a time when South Carolina law seemed very clear on cannabis. It was illegal, plain and simple. Greater understanding of the benefits of industrial hemp and other marijuana-related products like CBD oil has complicated the plant’s legal standing in SC. Let’s be clear…
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MARIJUANA LAWS AND JURY NULLIFICATION IN SOUTH CAROLINA
Jury nullification is a controversial topic no matter what state you are in, and attorneys in South Carolina courts are not permitted to argue for nullification. Although 35 states and the District of Columbia have now legalized or decriminalized marijuana for recreational or medical use,…
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UNEMPLOYED DRUG DOGS IN STATES THAT HAVE LEGALIZED MARIJUANA?
What happens when marijuana is legalized, and law enforcement continues to use drug dogs that are trained to detect marijuana? Although the U.S. Supreme Court has held, in U.S. v. Place, that a drug dog sniff is not a “search” for purposes of the Fourth Amendment,…
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THE DRUG WHISPERER… MORE DRE TESTIMONY COMING TO SOUTH CAROLINA
The latest craze among law enforcement is Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) training, where law enforcement officers are trained to identify what drugs a person has taken for purposes of arresting them and charging them with DUI. The training is available to South Carolina officers, and most…
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