Top Cutler Bay, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
750 S Dixie Hwy, Boca Raton, FL 33432
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5101 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33140
7700 N Kendall Dr, Suite 504, Miami, FL 33156
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40 NW Third St, Penthouse 1, Miami, FL 33128
214 SE 13th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
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500 S. Australian Ave, Suite 600, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
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2525 Ponce de Leon Boulevard, Suite 1150, Coral Gables, FL 33134
2875 NE 191st St, Suite 500, Aventura, FL 33180
4000 Hollywood Blvd, Suite 705S, Hollywood, FL 33021
1856 North Nob Hill Road, Suite 140, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33322
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848 Brickell Ave, Miami, FL 33131
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Cutler Bay 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