Top Aventura, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
7685 SW 104th St, Ste 200, Miami, FL 33156
20295 NW 2nd Ave, Suite 215, Miami, FL 33169
200 S Andrews Ave, Suite 700, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
2 South Biscayne Blvd., 21st Floor, Miami, FL 33131
2465 Mercer Ave, Suite 307, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
800 Brickell Avenue, Penthouse 2, Miami, FL 33131
201 S. Biscayne Blvd., Suite 1300, Miami, FL 33131
2655 Le Jeune Rd, Suite 700, Miami, FL 33134
1450 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1900, Miami, FL 33131
15800 Pines Blvd, Suite 300 PMB 3240, Pembroke Pines, FL 33027
633 South Federal Hwy, 6th Floor, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
100 SE 6th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
2601 S. Bayshore Drive, Penthouse 1, Miami, FL 33133
100 S.E. 3rd Ave, 10th Floor, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394
1200 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1950, Miami, FL 33131
121 Alhambra Plaza, 10th Floor, Miami, FL 33134
325 NE 3rd Ave, Suite B, Delray Beach, FL 33444
1555 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd, Suite 1400, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Aventura Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in Aventura
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in Aventura and checks their standing with Florida bar associations.
Our Verification Process and Criteria
Ample Experience
Attorneys must meet stringent qualifications and prove they practice in the area of law they’re verified in.
Good Standing
Be in good standing with their bar associations and maintain a clean disciplinary record.
Annual Review
Submit to an annual review to retain their Lead Counsel Verified status.
Client Commitment
Pledge to follow the highest quality client service and ethical standards.
Drug Possession
Drug possession is the illegal possession of a controlled substance. Essentially, to be convicted of a drug possession charge, you knowingly must have a controlled substance in your possession or within your proximity, like storing it in your vehicle. Drug possession can also include having a device used for the consumption of a controlled substance. This is a criminal offense under both Florida state law as well as federal law.
Types of Drug Possession Charges
Sometimes drug possession is referred to as actual possession or “constructive” possession, meaning that an individual knowingly has access to and control of a controlled substance but it is not on the person. Some common ways for constructive possession occur is when a person knowingly stores an illegal controlled substance in their car or at their home. Possessing a smaller quantity of a controlled substance for personal use is commonly known as “simple possession.“
What Is A Controlled Substance?
Federal law as well as state law determines the severity of drug possession charges based on the type of drug and divides them into different “schedules.” Each schedule is based on the potential for dependency and abuse. This sliding scale of schedules starts with Schedule V drugs, having the lowest risk, and increases in severity up to Schedule I, posing the most severe risk.
- Schedule I: Heroin, ecstasy, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), marijuana, peyote
- Schedule II: Methamphetamine, cocaine, morphine, methadone, phencyclidine (PCP), fentanyl
- Schedule III: Anabolic steroids, ketamine, barbiturates, testosterone, Tylenol with codeine
- Schedule IV: Valium, Xanax, Tramadol
- Schedule V: Other unlawfully obtained prescription drugs and cough medicines like Robitussin with codeine