Top Dania Beach, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1399 SW First Avenue, Suite 202, Miami, FL 33130
7275 NW 1st Ct, Unit 104, Miami, FL 33150
Law Offices at Brickell Bay, 2333 Brickell Avenue, Coral Gables, FL 33129-2497
633 NE 167 Street, Suite 1025, North Miami Beach, FL 33162
3351 NW Boca Raton Blvd, Boca Raton, FL 33431
202 N Swinton Ave, Delray Beach, FL 33444
200 S. Andrews Ave., Suite 900, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
6701 Sunset Dr, Suite 104, Miami, FL 33143
18503 Pines Blvd, Suite 301, Pembroke Pines, FL 33029
12485 SW 137th Ave, Suite 212, Miami, FL 33186
11401 SW 40th St, Suite 204, Miami, FL 33165
4000 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Suite 470, Coral Gables, FL 33146
6409 Grebe Ct, Lake Worth, FL 33463
1 E Broward Blvd, Suite 700, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
1000 5th Street, Suite 200, Miami Beach, FL 33139
66 West Flagler Street, 12th Floor, Miami, FL 33130
2100 Coral Wy, Suite 200-6, Miami, FL 33145
2333 Brickell Avenue, Suite A-1, Miami, FL 33129-2497
1 NE 2nd Ave # 200, Miami, FL 33132
3801 PGA Boulevard, Suite 600, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
80 SW 8th St Ste 2157, Miami, FL 33130
4600 N Ocean Blvd Ste 206, Boynton Beach, FL 33435
200 Butler St, Suite 201, West Palm Beach, FL 33407
514 NE 13th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
440 Royal Palm Way, Suite 202, Palm Beach, FL 33480
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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