Top Fort Lauderdale, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
777 Brickell Ave, Suite 500-9678, Miami, FL 33131
500 S Australian Ave, Suite 500, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
2875 NE 191st St, Suite 500, Aventura, FL 33180
222 Lakeview Ave, Suite 950, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
201 S Biscayne Blvd, 18th Floor, Miami, FL 33131
100 S.E. 3rd Avenue, Suite 2700, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394
600 W Hillsboro Blvd, Suite 605, Deerfield Beach, FL 33441
14 NE 1st Ave, Suite 1211, Miami, FL 33132
701 Brickell Ave, Suite 2000, Miami, FL 33131
1041 Ives Dairy Rd # STE137, Miami, FL 33179
1330 SE 4th Ave, Suite G, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
8925 S.W. 148th Street, Suite 200, Miami, FL 33176
330 Clematis St, Suite 209, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
701 Brickell Avenue, Ste. 1550, Miami, FL 33131
150 East Palmetto Park Road, Suite 800, Boca Raton, FL 33432
600 Brickell Avenue, Suite 3100, Miami, FL 33131
10631 North Kendall Drive, Suite 260, Miami, FL 33176-1571
5975 Sunset Drive, Suite 502, Miami, FL 33143-5118
9155 S. Dadeland Blvd., Suite 1600, Miami, FL 33156
580 Village Blvd., Suite 200, West Palm Beach, FL 33409
3900 Hollywood Blvd, Suite PH2, Hollywood, FL 33021
6701 Sunset Dr, Suite 104, Miami, FL 33143
633 South Andrews Ave, Suite 201, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
200 E Las Olas Blvd, Suite 1820, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
1111 Brickell Ave, Suite 1550, Miami, FL 33131
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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