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200 E Broward Blvd, Suite 2000, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
8950 SW 74th Ct, Suite 2201 PMB A56, Miami, FL 33156
2900 E Oakland Park Blvd, 201, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33306
4000 Hollywood Blvd, Suite 705S, Hollywood, FL 33021
999 Ponce de Leon Blvd, Coral Gables, FL 33134
1 W Las Olas Blvd, Ste. 600, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
701 Brickell Ave, Suite 2000, Miami, FL 33131
200 E Las Olas Blvd, Suite 1820, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
5805 Blue Lagoon Dr, Suite 178, Miami, FL 33126
300 Himmarshee St, Suite 7, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312
703 Waterford Way, Suite 220, Miami, FL 33126
8925 S.W. 148th Street, Suite 200, Miami, FL 33176
1041 Ives Dairy Rd # STE137, Miami, FL 33179
66 W. Flagler St., Suite 900, Miami, FL 33130
1645 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd, Suite 1200, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
8551 Sunrise Blvd, Suite 206, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33322
200 South Biscayne Blvd, Suite 2500, Miami, FL 33131
6815 SW 70th Ave, Miami, FL 33143
2465 Mercer Ave, Suite 307, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
301 Almeria Ave, Suite 260, Coral Gables, FL 33134
237 S. Dixie Hwy, 4th Floor, Miami, FL 33131
2 S Biscayne Blvd, Ste 1600, Miami, FL 33131
333 SE 2nd Avenue, Suite 4500, Miami, FL 33131-4336
100 SE 6th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
515 N Flagler Dr, Suite 350, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
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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