Top Fort Lauderdale, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
6099 Stirling Rd, Suite 217, Davie, FL 33314-7236
300 SW 12th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33315
1 N.E. 2nd Ave, Suite 200, Miami, FL 33132
8603 S Dixie Hwy, Suite 205, Miami, FL 33156
319 Clematis St, Ste 604, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
601 Brickell Key, Suite 700, Miami, FL 33131
9425 Sunset Dr, Suite 211, Miami, FL 33173
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4000 Ponce de Leon, Suite 470, Miami, FL 33146
202 N Swinton Ave, Delray Beach, FL 33444
633 SE 3rd Avenue, Suite 202, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
201 S. Biscayne Blvd., Suite 3400, Miami, FL 33131
200 East Broward Blvd, Suite 1250, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
2875 NE 191st Street, Ste 600, Aventura, FL 33180-2833
200 East Las Olas Blvd., Suite 1000, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
4000 Hollywood Blvd, Suite 705S, Hollywood, FL 33021
501 East Las Olas Blvd, Suite 200, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
600 Brickell Ave, 16th Floor, Miami, FL 33131
100 Biscayne Blvd., Suite 1300, Miami, FL 33132
66 West Flagler Street, 12th Floor, Miami, FL 33130
1 E Broward Blvd, Suite 700, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
515 N. Flagler Dr., Ste P-300, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
12 SE 7th St, 713, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
3801 PGA Boulevard, Suite 600, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
200 E Las Olas Blvd, Suite 1820, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
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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