Top Fort Lauderdale, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2250 SW 3rd Ave, Suite 400, Miami, FL 33129
2424 North Federal Highway, Suite 260, Boca Raton, FL 33431
169 E Flagler St, Suite 1321, Miami, FL 33131
750 S Dixie Hwy, Boca Raton, FL 33432
14 NE 1st Ave, Suite 300, Miami, FL 33132
3601 PGA Blvd, Suite 200, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
401 East Las Olas Blvd., Suite 1000, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
1136 SE 3rd Ave, Suite 200, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
121 Alhambra Plaza, Suite 1000, Miami, FL 33134
707 N Flagler Dr W, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
550 NE 124th St, North Miami, FL 33161
939 Belvedere Road, West Palm Beach, FL 33405
100 S.E. 3rd Ave, 10th Floor, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394
1200 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1950, Miami, FL 33131
1856 North Nob Hill Road, Suite 140, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33322
700 S Rosemary Ave, Suite 204 PMB291, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
3900 Hollywood Blvd, Suite PH2, Hollywood, FL 33021
2333 Brickell Avenue, Suite A-1, Miami, FL 33129-2497
1 NE 2nd Ave # 200, Miami, FL 33132
80 SW 8th St Ste 2157, Miami, FL 33130
6409 Grebe Ct, Lake Worth, FL 33463
200 Butler St, Suite 201, West Palm Beach, FL 33407
2151 S Le Jeune Rd, Suite 306, Coral Gables, FL 33134
12485 SW 137th Ave, Suite 212, Miami, FL 33186
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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