Top Fort Lauderdale, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
801 Northpoint Parkway, Suite 375, West Palm Beach, FL 33407
214 SE 13th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
2 S Biscayne Blvd, Suite 1600, Miami, FL 33131
NE 26th Ave, North Miami Beach, FL 33160
703 Waterford Way, Suite 220, Miami, FL 33126
1399 SW First Avenue, Suite 202, Miami, FL 33130
999 Ponce de Leon Blvd, Coral Gables, FL 33134
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330 Clematis St Ste 209, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
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350 Lincoln Road, 2nd Floor, Miami Beach, FL 33139
1555 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd, Ste 1400, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
4000 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Suite 470, Coral Gables, FL 33146
10800 Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 925, Miami, FL 33161
8700 West Flagler Street, Suite 380, Miami, FL 33174-2545
100 Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 1300, Miami, FL 33132
1600 Ponce de Leon Boulevard, 10th Floor, Coral Gables, FL 33134
8295 N Military Trl, Suite E, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
1132 SE 3rd Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
2525 Ponce de Leon, Suite 300, Coral Gables, FL 33134
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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