Top Florida City, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
150 East Palmetto Park Road, Suite 800, Boca Raton, FL 33432
169 E Flagler St, Suite 1321, Miami, FL 33131
600 Brickell Ave, Suite 1500, Miami, FL 33131
11891 US Highway One, Suite 100, North Palm Beach, FL 33408
5975 Sunset Drive, Suite 502, Miami, FL 33143-5118
200 South Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33131
9150 S Dadeland Blvd, Suite 1400, Miami, FL 33156
3351 NW Boca Raton Blvd, Boca Raton, FL 33431
580 Village Blvd., Suite 200, West Palm Beach, FL 33409
121 Alhambra Plaza, 10th Floor, Miami, FL 33134
201 S. Biscayne Blvd., Suite 1300, Miami, FL 33131
830 Brickell Plaza, Miami, FL 33131
1450 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1900, Miami, FL 33131
800 Brickell Avenue, Penthouse 2, Miami, FL 33131
2030 S Douglas Road, Suite 214, Miami, FL 33134
633 South Federal Hwy, 6th Floor, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
1885 NW North River Drive, Miami, FL 33125
110 SE 6th St, Suite 1440, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
9100 S Dadeland Blvd, Suite 1800, Miami, FL 33156
6701 Sunset Dr, Suite 104, Miami, FL 33143
2424 North Federal Highway, Suite 260, Boca Raton, FL 33431
750 S Dixie Hwy, Boca Raton, FL 33432
3900 Hollywood Blvd, Suite PH2, Hollywood, FL 33021
2020 Ponce de Leon Blvd, Suite 1101, Coral Gables, FL 33134
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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