Top Fort Lauderdale, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2900 E Oakland Park Blvd, Suite 201, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33306
2525 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Suite 300, Miami, FL 33134
214 SE 13th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
8950 SW 74th Ct, Suite 2201 PMB A56, Miami, FL 33156
9130 S Dadeland Blvd, Suite 1705, Miami, FL 33156
3350 Virginia St, Suite 500, Miami, FL 33133
315 S Biscayne Blvd, Suite 400, Miami, FL 33131
515 East Las Olas Blvd., Suite 1200, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
14 NE 1st Avenue, Suite C240, Miami, FL 33132-2431
9995 SW 72nd Street, Suite 204, Miami, FL 33173-4662
330 Clematis St Ste 209, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
1311 SE 2nd Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
16211 NE 18th Ave, Suite 200, North Miami Beach, FL 33162
1926 Harrison St, Hollywood, FL 33020
2700 N 29th Ave, Ste 106, Hollywood, FL 33020-1513
1221 Brickell Avenue, Suite 900, Miami, FL 33131
1645 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd, Suite 1200, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
501 Brickell Key Drive, Suite 100, Miami, FL 33131
66 W. Flager Street, Suite 700, Miami, FL 33130-1809
2332 Galiano St, 2nd Floor, Miami, FL 33134
3300 PGA Blvd, Ste 510, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
301 Almeria Ave, Suite 260, Coral Gables, FL 33134
101 NE Third Avenue, Suite 1500, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
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75 Valencia Ave, Suite 800, Miami, 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