Top Big Pine Key, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You

Welt & Rheaume, P.A.

Drug Possession Lawyers

207 Key Deer Blvd., Big Pine Key, FL 33043

Cole, Scott & Kissane

Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Big Pine Key, FL

617 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL 33040

GrayRobinson, P.A.

Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Big Pine Key, FL

201 Front St, Suite 333, Key West, FL 33040

Vernis & Bowling, PA

Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Big Pine Key, FL

81990 Overseas Hwy Fl 3, Islamorada, FL 33036

Hutchison & Tubiana PLLC

Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Big Pine Key, FL

103200 Overseas Highway Ste 7, PO Box 1262, Key Largo, FL 33037

Law Offices of Hal Schuhmacher

Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Big Pine Key, FL

10887 Overseas Hwy, Suite 101, Marathon, FL 33050-3454

The Garcia Law Firm, Trial Attorneys

Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Big Pine Key, FL

515 Whitehead Street, Key West, FL 33040

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The Average Total Federal Prison Sentence for Drug Possession in Florida

0.33 months *

* based on 2021 Individual Offenders - Federal Court sentencing in Florida federal courts. See Sentencing Data Information for complete details.

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
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