Top Florida City, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
11401 SW 40th St, Suite 204, Miami, FL 33165
9150 S Dadeland Blvd, Suite 1400, Miami, FL 33156
1450 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1900, Miami, FL 33131
800 Brickell Avenue, Penthouse 2, Miami, FL 33131
201 S. Biscayne Blvd., Suite 1300, Miami, FL 33131
633 South Federal Hwy, 6th Floor, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
100 SE 6th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
100 S.E. 3rd Ave, 10th Floor, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394
1200 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1950, Miami, FL 33131
9100 S Dadeland Blvd, Suite 1800, Miami, FL 33156
2601 S Bayshore Dr, Suite 1550, Miami, FL 33133
750 S Dixie Hwy, Boca Raton, FL 33432
2875 NE 191st Street, Ste 600, Aventura, FL 33180-2833
515 N. Flagler Dr., Ste P-300, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
3601 PGA Blvd, Suite 200, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
2525 Ponce de Leon Boulevard, Suite 1150, Coral Gables, FL 33134
245 Alcazar Avenue, Miami, FL 33134
2151 S Le Jeune Rd, Suite 306, Coral Gables, FL 33134
9155 S. Dadeland Blvd., Suite 1600, Miami, FL 33156
10 Canal St, Suite 328, Miami, FL 33166
201 S. Biscayne Blvd., Suite 3400, Miami, FL 33131
2800 Ponce de Leon Blvd, Suite 1100, Coral Gables, FL 33134
300 Sevilla Avenue, Suite 211, Coral Gables, FL 33134
200 East Broward Blvd, Suite 1250, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
612 SE 5th Ave, Suite 3, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Florida City 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