Top Fort Lauderdale, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
200 East Broward Blvd, Suite 1250, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
55 Merrick Way, Suite 212, Miami, FL 33134
200 East Las Olas Blvd., Suite 1000, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
501 East Las Olas Blvd, Suite 200, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
12 SE 7th St, 713, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
4000 Hollywood Blvd, Suite 705S, Hollywood, FL 33021
600 Brickell Ave, 16th Floor, Miami, FL 33131
1 E Broward Blvd, Suite 700, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
66 West Flagler Street, 12th Floor, Miami, FL 33130
201 S. Biscayne Blvd., Suite 3400, Miami, FL 33131
3801 PGA Boulevard, Suite 600, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
777 Brickell Ave, Suite 500-9678, Miami, FL 33131
110 SE 6th Street, Suite 1740, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
222 Lakeview Ave, Suite 950, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
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100 S.E. 3rd Ave, 10th Floor, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394
1200 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1950, Miami, FL 33131
PO Box 1076, Miami, FL 33149
1212 Southeast Third Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
9155 S. Dadeland Blvd., Suite 1710, Miami, FL 33156-2742
1330 SE 4th Ave, Suite G, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
330 Clematis St, Suite 209, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
500 S Australian Ave, Ste. 628, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
9155 S. Dadeland Blvd., Suite 1600, Miami, FL 33156
200 South Biscayne Blvd, Suite 2401, Miami, FL 33131
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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