Top Deerfield Beach, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2525 Ponce de Leon Blvd, Coral Gables, FL 33134
2103 Coral Way, Ste 304, Miami, FL 33145
150 East Palmetto Park Road, Suite 800, Boca Raton, FL 33432
Law Offices at Brickell Bay, 2333 Brickell Avenue, Coral Gables, FL 33129-2497
5975 Sunset Drive, Suite 502, Miami, FL 33143-5118
6099 Stirling Rd, Suite 217, Davie, FL 33314-7236
202 N Swinton Ave, Delray Beach, FL 33444
633 SE 3rd Avenue, Suite 202, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
580 Village Blvd., Suite 200, West Palm Beach, FL 33409
633 NE 167 Street, Suite 1025, North Miami Beach, FL 33162
1856 North Nob Hill Road, Suite 140, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33322
4770 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, FL 33021
7275 NW 1st Ct, Unit 104, Miami, FL 33150
4000 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Suite 470, Coral Gables, FL 33146
700 S Rosemary Ave, Suite 204 PMB291, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
3313 W Commercial Blvd, Ste 190, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
2020 Ponce de Leon Blvd, Suite 1101, Coral Gables, FL 33134
12 SE 7th St, 713, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
18503 Pines Blvd, Suite 301, Pembroke Pines, FL 33029
12485 SW 137th Ave, Suite 212, Miami, FL 33186
2555 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Suite 600, Coral Gables, FL 33134
300 SE 2nd St, Suite 600, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
4000 Ponce De Leon Blvd, Suite 470, Miami, FL 33146
333 SE 2nd Ave, Suite 2000, Miami, FL 33131
NE 26th Ave, North Miami Beach, FL 33160
Deerfield Beach 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