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3059 Grand Ave, Suite 330, Miami, FL 33133
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2875 NE 191st Street, Ste 600, Aventura, FL 33180-2833
500 E Broward Blvd, Suite 900, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394
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200 East Broward Blvd, Suite 1250, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
4000 Hollywood Blvd, Suite 705S, Hollywood, FL 33021
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2250 SW 3rd Avenue, 4th Floor, Miami, FL 33129
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80 SW 8th Street, Suite 3000, Miami, FL 33130
420 S Dixie Hwy, Ste 4B, Coral Gables, FL 33146
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777 Brickell Ave, Suite 500-9678, Miami, FL 33131
500 S. Australian Ave, Suite 600, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
3250 Mary St, Suite 406, Miami, FL 33133-5232
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1000 5th Street, Suite 200-Z7, Miami Beach, FL 33139
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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