Top Belle Glade, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
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901 Ponce De Leon Blvd, Suite 300, Coral Gables, FL 33134
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14 NE 1st Ave, Suite 1211, Miami, FL 33132
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301 Crawford Blvd Ste 208, Boca Raton, FL 33432
2525 Ponce De Leon Blvd, Suite 300, Miami, FL 33134
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525 Okeechobee Boulevard, CityPlace Tower, Suite 1200, West Palm Beach, FL 33401-6350
222 Lakeview Avenue, Suite 500, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
625 North Flagler Drive, 7th Floor, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
325 NE 3rd Ave, Suite B, Delray Beach, FL 33444
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Belle Glade Drug Possession Information
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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