Top Coral Springs, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1200 Brickell Ave, Ste 520, Miami, FL 33131
200 Butler St, Suite 201, West Palm Beach, FL 33407
4755 Technology Way, Suite 205, Boca Raton, FL 33431
1 N.E. 2nd Ave, Suite 200, Miami, FL 33132
54 SW Boca Raton Blvd., Boca Raton, FL 33432
8603 S Dixie Hwy, Suite 205, Miami, FL 33156
11401 SW 40th St, Suite 204, Miami, FL 33165
2103 Coral Way, Ste 304, Miami, FL 33145
7865 Emerald Winds Cir, Boynton Beach, FL 33473
600 W Hillsboro Blvd, Suite 605, Deerfield Beach, FL 33441
11891 US Highway One, Suite 100, North Palm Beach, FL 33408
110 SE 6th Street, Suite 1740, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
2601 S. Bayshore Drive, Penthouse 1, Miami, FL 33133
2385 Executive Center Drive, Suite 250, Boca Raton, FL 33431
200 E Las Olas Blvd, Suite 1820, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
407 Lincoln Road, Suite 12-E, Miami Beach, FL 33139
110 SE 6th Street, Suite 2700, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
700 NW 1st Avenue, Suite 1200, Miami, FL 33136
347 SE 7th St, Dania Beach, FL 33004
701 Brickell Ave, Suite 2000, Miami, FL 33131
201 E Las Olas Blvd, Suite 1500, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
800 Brickell Avenue, Penthouse 2, Miami, FL 33131
201 S. Biscayne Blvd., Suite 1300, Miami, FL 33131
10800 Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 925, Miami, FL 33161
633 South Federal Hwy, 6th Floor, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Coral Springs Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in Coral Springs
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in Coral Springs 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