Top Boynton Beach, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
550 NE 124th St, North Miami, FL 33161
224 Datura Street, Suite 1007, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
1801 Centrepark Dr E, Suit 110, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
500 S Australian Ave, Ste. 628, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
200 South Biscayne Blvd, Suite 2401, Miami, FL 33131
245 Alcazar Avenue, Miami, FL 33134
208 SE 6th St, Suite 1, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Saban Center 150 North, University Drive Suite 200, Plantation, FL 33324-2008
4600 N Ocean Blvd Ste 206, Boynton Beach, FL 33435
8100 Oak Ln, Suite 403, Hialeah, FL 33016
612 SE 5th Ave, Suite 3, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
440 Royal Palm Way, Suite 202, Palm Beach, FL 33480
8101 Biscayne Blvd, Suite 701, Miami, FL 33138
201 S Biscayne Blvd, 18th Floor, Miami, FL 33131
10600 Griffin Road, Suite 104, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33328
214 SE 13th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
350 Lincoln Road, 2nd Floor, Miami Beach, FL 33139
1400 Centrepark Blvd, Suite 400, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
3350 Virginia St, Suite 500, Miami, FL 33133
330 Clematis St Ste 209, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
3350 SW 148th Ave, Suite 110, Miramar, FL 33027
1311 SE 2nd Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
8700 West Flagler Street, Suite 380, Miami, FL 33174-2545
16211 NE 18th Ave, Suite 200, North Miami Beach, FL 33162
1221 Brickell Avenue, Suite 900, Miami, FL 33131
Boynton Beach Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in Boynton Beach
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in Boynton Beach 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