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600 Brickell Avenue, Suite 3100, Miami, FL 33131
6099 Stirling Rd, Suite 217, Davie, FL 33314-7236
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7805 SW 6th Court, Plantation, FL 33324
633 SE 3rd Avenue, Suite 202, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
580 Village Blvd., Suite 200, West Palm Beach, FL 33409
2665 S Bayshore Dr, Ste 220, Miami, FL 33133
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200 E Broward Blvd, Suite 2000, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
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100 S.E. 3rd Avenue, Suite 2700, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394
200 E Las Olas Blvd, Suite 1820, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
110 SE 6th Street, Suite 2700, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
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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