Top Deerfield Beach, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1 NE 2nd Ave, Floor 2, Miami, FL 33132
1395 Brickell Ave Ste 800, Miami, FL 33131-3302
1100 Brickell Bay Dr, Ste 1114, PO Box 31114, Miami, FL 33231
315 S Biscayne Blvd, Suite 400, Miami, FL 33131
1700 E Las Olas, Ste 202, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
3006 Aviation Avenue, Suite 4B, Miami, FL 33133
500 S. Australian Ave, Suite 600, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
420 S Dixie Hwy, Ste 4B, Coral Gables, FL 33146
7700 N Kendall Dr, Suite 504, Miami, FL 33156
11401 SW 40th St, Suite 204, Miami, FL 33165
3351 NW Boca Raton Blvd, Boca Raton, FL 33431
5821 Hollywood Boulevard, 1st Floor, Hollywood, FL 33021
2030 Douglas Road, Suite 214, Miami, FL 33134-4620
6520 SW 134th Dr, Miami, FL 33156
100 S.E. 3rd Avenue, Suite 2700, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394
6701 Sunset Dr, Suite 104, Miami, FL 33143
1 West Las Olas Blvd., Suite 500, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
110 SE 6th Street, 15th Floor, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
901 Ponce de Leon Blvd, Suite 403, Coral Gables, FL 33134
2801 Greene St., Hollywood, FL 33020
14 NE 1st Avenue, Suite C240, Miami, FL 33132-2431
2850 Tigertail Ave, Suite 400, Miami, FL 33133
1221 S 21st Ave, Hollywood, FL 33020-6936
55 Merrick Way, Suite 212, Miami, FL 33134
10631 North Kendall Drive, Suite 260, Miami, FL 33176-1571
Deerfield Beach Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in Deerfield Beach
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in Deerfield Beach 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