Top Fort Lauderdale, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
7605 SW 147th St, Palmetto Bay, FL 33158
10600 Griffin Road, Suite 104, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33328
9130 S Dadeland Blvd, Suite 1705, Miami, FL 33156
3350 Virginia St, Suite 500, Miami, FL 33133
330 Clematis St Ste 209, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
9995 SW 72nd Street, Suite 204, Miami, FL 33173-4662
1311 SE 2nd Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
16211 NE 18th Ave, Suite 200, North Miami Beach, FL 33162
1221 Brickell Avenue, Suite 900, Miami, FL 33131
25 SE 2nd Ave, Suite 808, Miami, FL 33131
4040 NE 2nd Ave, Office 328, Miami, FL 33137
224 Datura Street, Suite 1007, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
1801 Centrepark Dr E, Suit 110, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
2332 Galiano St, 2nd Floor, Miami, FL 33134
245 Alcazar Avenue, Miami, FL 33134
3300 PGA Blvd, Ste 510, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
2701 Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach, FL 33409
8100 Oak Ln, Suite 403, Hialeah, FL 33016
101 NE Third Avenue, Suite 1500, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
3325 Hollywood Blvd, # 500, Hollywood, FL 33021
600 Brickell Ave, Suite 1560, Miami, FL 33131
614 S Federal Hwy, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301-3303
2800 Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 900, Miami, FL 33137
2600 S Douglas Road, Suite 1004, Miami, FL 33134
1600 Ponce de Leon Boulevard, 10th Floor, Coral Gables, 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