Top Fort Lauderdale, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2424 North Federal Highway, Suite 260, Boca Raton, FL 33431
110 SE 6th St, Suite 1440, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
515 N. Flagler Drive, Suite 350, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
66 W Flagler St, Suite CU-301A, Miami, FL 33130
2525 Ponce de Leon, Suite 300, Coral Gables, FL 33134
15800 Pines Blvd, Suite 300 PMB 3240, Pembroke Pines, FL 33027
2525 Ponce de Leon Blvd, Coral Gables, FL 33134
One East Broward Blvd., Suite 1600, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
750 S Dixie Hwy, Boca Raton, FL 33432
150 East Palmetto Park Road, Suite 800, Boca Raton, FL 33432
580 Village Blvd., Suite 200, West Palm Beach, FL 33409
3601 PGA Blvd, Suite 200, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
700 S Rosemary Ave, Suite 204 PMB291, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
1 West Las Olas Blvd., Suite 500, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
110 SE 6th Street, 15th Floor, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
200 S. Biscayne Blvd., Suite 2770, Miami, FL 33131
5821 Hollywood Boulevard, 1st Floor, Hollywood, FL 33021
5850 Coral Ridge Drive, Suite 208, Coral Springs, FL 33076
4770 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, FL 33021
1856 North Nob Hill Road, Suite 140, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33322
2875 NE 191st St, Suite 500, Aventura, FL 33180
7275 NW 1st Ct, Unit 104, Miami, FL 33150
2555 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Suite 600, Coral Gables, FL 33134
2250 SW 3rd Avenue, 4th Floor, Miami, FL 33129
80 SW 8th Street, Suite 3000, Miami, FL 33130
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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