Possession:
-Minimum: $100 fine, no jail time, probation

-Maximum: $200 fine, 30 days

Sales/Manufacturing:
-Minimum: Fine, probation and/or some jail time (varies by case)

-Maximum: $5,000 fine, 5 years

Trafficking:
-Minimum: No fine, 1 year

-Maximum: $10,000 fine and 10 years

Pending Legislation:
-Senate Bill 1154, Omnibus Crime Reduction and Sentencing Reform Act
Reduces penalties for offenders, including decreasing minimum prison term for sale, and allows for probation and suspension of sentence for first offenders; sent to House in March 2010 and referred to Committee on Judiciary in April.

-Senate 669, Controlled Substances Therapeutic Research Act of 1980
Transfers power of Department of Health and Environmental Control relating to regulation of drugs to the State Board of Pharmacy; introduced and referred to Committee on Medical Affairs in April 2009.

-House Bill 3252, Driver's License Suspension
Removes mandatory driver’s license suspension for convictions and places it in the judge’s discretion; referred to Committee on Judiciary in May 2009.

-House Bill 4188, Driver's License Suspension
Removes mandatory driver’s license suspension for convictions and provides for issuance of special restricted driver’s license; referred to Committee on Judiciary in January 2010.

-Senate Bill 310, Uniform Expungement of Criminal Records Act
Allows for expungement of criminal records in cases of conditional discharge for simple possession; referred to Committee on Judiciary in February 2010.

Data based on first offense. Penalties can vary based on circumstance and official discretion.

Possession (Adults & Juvenile): 9,966

Sale & Manufacturing (Adult & Juvenile): 1,018

Juvenile Arrests (Possession & Sale): 1,464

Total Marijuana Related Arrests: 10,984

Arrests Per Capita: 2 out of 1,000

DEA Seizures (Marijuana): 8,741.7 pounds

- Medical Marijuana Bill Introduced in South Carolina General Assembly (mpp.org)

- Weed Busts Drying Up Supply in South Carolina (wolfereports.com)