Top Fort Lauderdale, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1 N.E. 2nd Ave, Suite 200, Miami, FL 33132
8603 S Dixie Hwy, Suite 205, Miami, FL 33156
110 East Broward Blvd, Suite 1700, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
2525 Ponce de Leon, Suite 300, Coral Gables, FL 33134
901 Ponce De Leon Blvd, Suite 300, Coral Gables, FL 33134
One East Broward Blvd., Suite 1600, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
2103 Coral Way, Ste 304, Miami, FL 33145
423 SE 19th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
Centurion Tower, 1601 Forum Place, Suite 201, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
1 NE 2nd Ave Ste 200, Miami, FL 33132
750 S Dixie Hwy, Boca Raton, FL 33432
101 NE Third Avenue, Suite 1500, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
757 SE 17th St # 1103, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
10750 NW 6th Ct, Suite 103, Miami, FL 33168
1221 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1600, Miami, FL 33131
6099 Stirling Rd, Suite 217, Davie, FL 33314-7236
300 SW 12th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33315
3601 PGA Blvd, Suite 200, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
110 SE 6th Street, 15th Floor, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
901 Ponce de Leon Blvd, Suite 403, Coral Gables, FL 33134
319 Clematis St, Ste 604, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
5821 Hollywood Boulevard, 1st Floor, Hollywood, FL 33021
2030 Douglas Road, Suite 214, Miami, FL 33134-4620
2525 Ponce de Leon Blvd, Coral Gables, FL 33134
150 Southeast Second Avenue, Suite 1200, 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