Top Fort Lauderdale, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2850 Douglas Rd, Suite 303, Coral Gables, FL 33134
4800 N Federal Hwy, Suite 205B, Boca Raton, FL 33431
2400 E Commercial Blvd, Suite 520, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308
2030 S. Douglas Road, Suite 214, Coral Gables, FL 33134
6400 N Andrews Ave, Suite 505, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
10501 SW 88th St, Suite A-102, Miami, FL 33176
169 E Flagler Street, Suite 1600, Miami, FL 33131
799 Brickell Plaza, Suite 606, Miami, FL 33131
19790 West Dixie Highway, Suite 810, Aventura, FL 33180
333 Las Olas Way, Cu1, #7, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
66 West Flagler Street, Suite 900, Miami, FL 33130
500 East Broward Blvd, Suite 2100, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394
1200 N Federal Hwy, Suite 300, Boca Raton, FL 33432
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100 SE 2nd Street, Suite 2100, Miami, FL 33131
633 South Federal Hwy, 6th Floor, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
800 Brickell Avenue, Penthouse 2, Miami, FL 33131
201 S. Biscayne Blvd., Suite 1300, Miami, FL 33131
2111 N Commerce Pkwy, Weston, FL 33326
66 W Flagler St, Suite CU-301A, Miami, FL 33130
1136 SE 3rd Ave, Suite 200, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
208 SE 6th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301-3332
121 Alhambra Plaza, Suite 1000, Miami, FL 33134
2601 S. Bayshore Drive, Penthouse 1, Miami, FL 33133
2465 Mercer Ave, Suite 307, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
550 NE 124th St, North Miami, FL 33161
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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