Top Fort Lauderdale, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
3325 Hollywood Blvd, # 500, Hollywood, FL 33021
200 East Broward Blvd, Suite 1250, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
2800 Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 900, Miami, FL 33137
200 East Las Olas Blvd., Suite 1000, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
501 East Las Olas Blvd, Suite 200, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
515 N. Flagler Drive, Suite 350, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
600 Brickell Ave, 16th Floor, Miami, FL 33131
200 South Biscayne Blvd, Suite 2401, Miami, FL 33131
201 S. Biscayne Blvd., Suite 3400, Miami, FL 33131
201 S. Biscayne Blvd., 28th floor, Miami, FL 33131
1 Alhambra Plaza, Penthouse, Miami, FL 33134
121 Alhambra Plaza, Suite 1000, Miami, FL 33134
2151 S Le Jeune Rd, Suite 306, Coral Gables, FL 33134
500 E Broward Blvd, Suite 900, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394
33 SW 2nd Ave, Suite 1100, Miami, FL 33130
4600 N Ocean Blvd Ste 206, Boynton Beach, FL 33435
8927 Hypoluxo Rd, Suite 157, Lake Worth, FL 33467
2700 N 29th Ave, Ste 106, Hollywood, FL 33020-1513
440 Royal Palm Way, Suite 202, Palm Beach, FL 33480
1926 Harrison St, Hollywood, FL 33020
2 S Biscayne Blvd, Suite 1600, Miami, FL 33131
8101 Biscayne Blvd, Suite 701, Miami, FL 33138
55 Merrick Way, Coral Gables, FL 33134
10600 Griffin Road, Suite 104, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33328
12 SE 7th St, Suite 706, 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