<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>South Carolina, United States: Cannabis Enforcement Tracker</title><link>https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/country/us/sc/</link><description>New reports of cannabis enforcement in South Carolina, United States.</description><language>en</language><item><title>Six indicted over Lowcountry marijuana conspiracy, facing up to life</title><link>https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/charleston-lowcountry-six-indicted-marijuana-conspiracy/</link><guid>https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/charleston-lowcountry-six-indicted-marijuana-conspiracy/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Prosecution</category><description>South Carolina, United States, 2026-11-06. A federal grand jury indicted six men over a marijuana distribution conspiracy across South Carolina's Lowcountry, with two accused of conspiring to distribute 1,000 kilograms or more. Four of the defendants face a maximum sentence of life in prison; no trial date or custodial status was reported.</description></item><item><title>Police search five Lexington vape shops over Delta-8 THC products</title><link>https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/lexington-five-vape-shops-raided-delta-8/</link><guid>https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/lexington-five-vape-shops-raided-delta-8/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Raid</category><description>South Carolina, United States, 2026-11-05. Lexington town police and state and federal partners searched five vape and hemp shops on 5 November 2026 in an undercover investigation into sales of illicit narcotics and drug paraphernalia. A shop owner says officers emptied cases, seized her phone and more than $3,300 in cash, and she plans to sue; no arrests were reported.</description></item><item><title>12 sentenced to 154 years over Midlands drug ring, with 400 g of marijuana seized</title><link>https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/columbia-midlands-conspiracy-154-years/</link><guid>https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/columbia-midlands-conspiracy-154-years/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Sentence</category><description>South Carolina, United States, 2026-11-04. Twelve people convicted in a Midlands drug-trafficking conspiracy were sentenced to a combined 154 years in federal prison, the last of them reported on 4 November 2026. Marijuana was a small part of the case: a 2024 search recovered 400 grams of it alongside methamphetamine, cocaine, fentanyl and MDMA.</description></item><item><title>2 charged after 464 g of marijuana among $400K drugs seized in Sumter</title><link>https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/sumter-woodlawn-avenue-two-arrested-marijuana/</link><guid>https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/sumter-woodlawn-avenue-two-arrested-marijuana/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Arrest</category><description>South Carolina, United States, 2026-11-03. Sumter County deputies arrested Alvin Reams, 30, and Devante' Wilson, 28, after a search warrant at a Woodlawn Avenue home found 464.5 grams of marijuana alongside methamphetamine, fentanyl, cocaine and crack, and six guns. Both face marijuana distribution and weapons charges, and the sheriff's office valued the whole drug haul at $400,000.</description></item><item><title>One arrested in North Charleston after newborn tests positive for marijuana</title><link>https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/north-charleston-newborn-marijuana-arrest/</link><guid>https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/north-charleston-newborn-marijuana-arrest/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Arrest</category><description>South Carolina, United States, 2026-10-21. North Charleston police arrested Nia Jaquel White after her newborn tested positive for marijuana at birth; she was charged with unlawful conduct toward a child. The child is living with a family member after a hospital reported the positive test to social services in February.</description></item><item><title>Three charged after Taylors search seizes 281 THC vapes, 8.79 lb marijuana</title><link>https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/taylors-brushy-creek-281-thc-vapes-three-arrested/</link><guid>https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/taylors-brushy-creek-281-thc-vapes-three-arrested/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Arrest</category><description>South Carolina, United States, 2026-10-07. Greenville County deputies searched a location on Brushy Creek Road in Taylors and seized 281 THC vapes, 8.79 pounds of marijuana and 11.05 ounces of THC gummies alongside other drugs, cash and firearms. Three persons including Corban Vander, Franklin Simpson and Amari Powers were charged with offenses ranging from marijuana possession to trafficking and weapons counts.</description></item><item><title>2 men charged after 22.6 lb marijuana seizure in Berkeley County</title><link>https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/berkeley-county-college-park-22lb-marijuana-two-arrests/</link><guid>https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/berkeley-county-college-park-22lb-marijuana-two-arrests/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Arrest</category><description>South Carolina, United States, 2026-09-24. Berkeley County deputies arrested Bryan Edward Korth and Malquan Curtis Pimentel after a search of a University Drive home seized 22.63 pounds of marijuana plus methamphetamine, psilocybin and THC products. Both men were charged with marijuana trafficking, with the investigation beginning from a June community tip.</description></item><item><title>3 arrested as over 200 pounds of marijuana seized in Laurens County</title><link>https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/laurens-county-200-pounds-three-arrested/</link><guid>https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/laurens-county-200-pounds-three-arrested/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Arrest</category><description>South Carolina, United States, 2026-09-23. Laurens County sheriff's investigators arrested three people after seizing over 200 pounds of marijuana in a Gibbs Road search. The three face conspiracy and trafficking or weapons charges, with cash and a gun also seized.</description></item><item><title>North Charleston man held after foot chase; 8 g of marijuana found in gas cap</title><link>https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/charleston-foot-chase-8g-marijuana-arrest/</link><guid>https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/charleston-foot-chase-8g-marijuana-arrest/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Arrest</category><description>South Carolina, United States, 2026-08-07. Charleston police arrested a North Charleston man, 27, after a foot chase from the Clarion Hotel parking lot in the early hours of 7 August 2026. He was charged with trafficking cocaine and crack cocaine and with possessing eight grams of marijuana found in the vehicle's gas cap, and held on a $50,000 bond.</description></item><item><title>Operation Ganjapreneur arrests 12 and seizes 15 tons of illegal THC products</title><link>https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/south-carolina-ganjapreneur-12-arrests/</link><guid>https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/south-carolina-ganjapreneur-12-arrests/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Raid</category><description>South Carolina, United States, 2025-12-09. On 9 December 2025, South Carolina's State Grand Jury, SLED and the DEA arrested 12 wholesale distributors and searched 15 sites in Richland and Lexington counties, seizing more than 30,000 pounds of illegal marijuana and THC products and about $2 million in assets.</description></item><item><title>Deputies seize 4.6 kg of marijuana in Loris raid; one man held on 10 charges</title><link>https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/horry-county-loris-spring-street-4-6kg-marijuana/</link><guid>https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/horry-county-loris-spring-street-4-6kg-marijuana/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Raid</category><description>South Carolina, United States, 2025-06-30. Horry County police and SWAT searched a home on Spring Street in the Loris area at dawn on 30 June 2025 and arrested a 48-year-old man who faces at least 10 drug and weapons charges. Among the items seized were about 4.6 kilograms of marijuana products and flower, along with cocaine, fentanyl, a pistol and roughly $21,599 in cash.</description></item><item><title>2 arrested after 2.8 kg of marijuana seized in Darlington</title><link>https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/darlington-pineville-road-marijuana-two-arrests-2024/</link><guid>https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/darlington-pineville-road-marijuana-two-arrests-2024/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Raid</category><description>South Carolina, United States, 2024-02-27. Darlington County deputies arrested and charged Omarion Porter and Robert Sweet after a 27 February 2024 search of a Pineville Road home recovered about 2.8 kg of marijuana. The search also yielded other drugs and THC gummies; Porter bonded out for $260,000 while Sweet remained in jail.</description></item><item><title>Officer kills unarmed teen Zachary Hammond in Seneca pot sting</title><link>https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/seneca-hammond-police-shooting-2015/</link><guid>https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/seneca-hammond-police-shooting-2015/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Death</category><description>South Carolina, United States, 2015-07-26. Seneca police Lt. Mark Tiller shot dead unarmed 19-year-old Zachary Hammond in a fast-food parking lot on 26 July 2015 during an undercover marijuana sting aimed at Hammond's date. The prosecutor declined charges, and the city later paid about $2.2 million to settle the family's lawsuit.</description></item></channel></rss>