Want a permit to grow hemp legally in South Carolina? Take a number… This year, the SC Dept. of Agriculture approved only 20 applications for hemp growing permits in SC. For next year, 162 farmers have signed up for hemp permits – a maximum of 40 hemp permits will be...
Auto accidents are traumatic and can result in tragedies that scar a family for life. When the accident was caused by a drunk driver, however, you know it was avoidable, and the trauma and anger can be much worse… why would someone do something so stupid that could...
Swimming pool lawyers in Myrtle Beach know that hotel, motel, and resort swimming pools in Myrtle Beach lead to hundreds of swimming pool injuries in the Myrtle Beach area every year – some result in lawsuits and some do not. When you or your child is injured at a...
Nationwide, interest in farming hemp has been growing over the last decade, along with confusion as to whether industrial hemp is legal under state and federal laws. Hemp is a variety of the marijuana plant that is grown with a minimal THC content – it is...
Even when a car wreck or another type of personal injury case seems “open and shut,” it may not be as simple as you think. No matter how obvious liability and damages seem, we will have to prove it with admissible evidence before you can be compensated – how do you...
South Carolina does not have sentencing guidelines. Should we? The federal courts, 15 states, and the District of Columbia have sentencing guidelines, and the federal courts, 22 states, and the District of Columbia have sentencing commissions whose purpose is to study...
The parents of a St. James Middle School student did. The lawsuit alleges that their child was repeatedly assaulted at school, the child told his teachers, but the school did nothing to protect him from future assaults. The parents allege that their child was stabbed...
I’ve seen several statements by South Carolina public officials lately in media reports that give me pause. Law enforcement and other public officials are expressing their opposition to legalization of marijuana, medical marijuana, and even CBD (cannabidiol) products...
The Myrtle Beach Chief of Police announced last week that Myrtle Beach police and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division are testing the levels of THC in CBD oil products that are sold locally in Myrtle Beach. They are testing both CBD oils and edibles that...
Two parents were charged with child neglect in Myrtle Beach after their four-year old son shot himself in the head over the weekend. According to the police, the mom’s loaded .38 was in her purse. They were in the next room in their hotel suite when they heard the...