Top Fort Lauderdale, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
10360 W State Road 84, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33324
200 East Broward Boulevard, Suite 1800, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
500 S. Australian Avenue, Suite 515, West Palm Beach, FL 33401-6206
350 East Las Olas Boulevard, Suite 1750, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Courthouse Center, 40 Northwest 3rd Street, PH1, Miami, FL 33128
2400 E Commercial Blvd, Suite 520, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308
701 Waterford Way, Suite 340, Miami, FL 33126
9130 S Dadeland Blvd, Two Datran Center, Suite 1910, Miami, FL 33156
, Miami, FL 33134
200 S. Biscayne Blvd., Suite 3400, Miami, FL 33131
555 NE 15th Street, Penthouse A, Miami, FL 33132
525 Okeechobee Blvd, Suite 900, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
1801 N. Military Trail, Suite 203, Boca Raton, FL 33431
120 S Olive Ave, Suite 705, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
201 South Biscayne Blvd, 27th Floor, Miami, FL 33131
1555 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd, Suite 1555, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
333 SE 2nd Avenue, Wells Fargo Plaza, Suite 2000, Miami, FL 33131
1930 Harrison St, Suite 203, Hollywood, FL 33020
701 Brickell Ave, Suite 2000, Miami, FL 33131
200 E Broward Blvd, Suite 2000, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
8925 S.W. 148th Street, Suite 200, Miami, FL 33176
1041 Ives Dairy Rd # STE137, Miami, FL 33179
1200 Brickell Ave, Ste 520, Miami, FL 33131
1399 SW First Avenue, Suite 202, Miami, FL 33130
701 Brickell Avenue, Ste. 1550, Miami, FL 33131
Fort Lauderdale Drug Possession Information
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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