Top Florida City, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
633 South Andrews Ave, Suite 201, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
1655 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd, Suite 1010, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
2525 Ponce de Leon, Suite 300, Coral Gables, FL 33134
2525 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Suite 300, Miami, FL 33134
2900 E Oakland Park Blvd, 201, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33306
8950 SW 74th Ct, Suite 2201 PMB A56, Miami, FL 33156
830 Brickell Plaza, Suite 3100, Miami, FL 33131
4770 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, FL 33021
10420 SW 77th Avenue, Suite 202, Miami, FL 33156
4770 Biscayne Blvd #1250, Miami, FL 33137
330 Alhambra Cir, Coral Gables, FL 33134
40 Northwest 3rd Street, Suite 200, Miami, FL 33128
55 Merrick Way, Coral Gables, FL 33134
515 N Flagler Dr., Suite 350, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
33 SW 2nd Ave, Suite 1100, Miami, FL 33130
201 S. Biscayne Blvd., Suite 3400, Miami, FL 33131
3107 Stirling Rd., Suite 101, Hollywood, FL 33312
7300 N Kendall Dr, Kendall, FL 33156
8927 Hypoluxo Rd, Suite 157, Lake Worth, FL 33467
Courthouse Center, Penthouse I, 40 North West Third Street, Miami, FL 33128
1680 Michigan Ave, Suite 100, Miami Beach, FL 33139
300 Sevilla Avenue, Suite 211, Coral Gables, FL 33134
200 East Broward Blvd, Suite 1250, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
1926 Harrison St, Hollywood, FL 33020
2700 N 29th Ave, Ste 106, Hollywood, FL 33020-1513
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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