Top Fort Lauderdale, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
10600 Griffin Road, Suite 104, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33328
703 Waterford Way, Suite 220, Miami, FL 33126
1856 North Nob Hill Road, Suite 140, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33322
330 Clematis St Ste 209, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
1311 SE 2nd Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
999 Ponce de Leon Blvd, Coral Gables, FL 33134
16211 NE 18th Ave, Suite 200, North Miami Beach, FL 33162
One East Broward Blvd., Suite 1600, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
4000 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Suite 470, Coral Gables, FL 33146
14 NE 1st Avenue, Suite C240, Miami, FL 33132-2431
2151 S Le Jeune Rd, Suite 306, Coral Gables, FL 33134
300 Himmarshee St, Suite 7, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312
5805 Blue Lagoon Dr, Suite 178, Miami, FL 33126
25 SE 2nd Ave, Suite 808, Miami, FL 33131
8100 Oak Ln, Suite 403, Hialeah, FL 33016
18503 Pines Blvd, Suite 301, Pembroke Pines, FL 33029
12485 SW 137th Ave, Suite 212, Miami, FL 33186
801 Northpoint Parkway, Suite 375, West Palm Beach, FL 33407
11401 SW 40th St, Suite 204, Miami, FL 33165
2 South Biscayne Blvd, Ste 3100, Miami, FL 33131
1221 Brickell Avenue, Suite 900, Miami, FL 33131
7865 Emerald Winds Cir, Boynton Beach, FL 33473
214 SE 13th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
4000 Ponce De Leon Blvd, Suite 470, Miami, FL 33146
8295 N Military Trl, Suite E, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
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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