Top Dania, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
600 Brickell Avenue, Suite 3100, Miami, FL 33131
4000 Ponce de Leon, Suite 470, Miami, FL 33146
2900 E Oakland Park Blvd, 201, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33306
2525 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Suite 300, Miami, FL 33134
2601 S Bayshore Dr, Suite 1550, Miami, FL 33133
7835 NW Beacon Square Blvd., Suite 200, Boca Raton, FL 33487
4000 Hollywood Blvd, Suite 705S, Hollywood, FL 33021
300 Sevilla Avenue, Suite 211, Coral Gables, FL 33134
12 SE 7th St, Suite 706, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
200 E Las Olas Blvd, Suite 1820, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
222 Lakeview Ave, Suite 1550, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
100 S.E. 3rd Ave, 10th Floor, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394
1655 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd, Suite 1010, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
1200 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1950, Miami, FL 33131
325 NE 3rd Ave, Suite B, Delray Beach, FL 33444
201 South Biscayne Blvd., Suite 3000, Miami, FL 33131
515 E Las Olas Blvd, Suite 800, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
601 Brickell Key, Suite 700, Miami, FL 33131
9425 Sunset Dr, Suite 211, Miami, FL 33173
2875 NE 191st Street, Ste 600, Aventura, FL 33180-2833
2151 S Le Jeune Rd, Suite 306, Coral Gables, FL 33134
515 N. Flagler Dr., Ste P-300, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Law Offices at Brickell Bay, 2333 Brickell Avenue, Coral Gables, FL 33129-2497
202 N Swinton Ave, Delray Beach, FL 33444
200 East Broward Blvd, Suite 1250, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Dania 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