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40 Northwest 3rd Street, Suite 200, Miami, FL 33128
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330 Alhambra Cir, Coral Gables, FL 33134
231 Bradley Place, Suite 202, Palm Beach, FL 33480
2525 Ponce De Leon, Ste 300, Miami, FL 33134
1680 Michigan Ave, Suite 100, Miami Beach, FL 33139
515 N. Flagler Drive, Suite 350, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
11900 Biscayne Blvd, Suite 510, Miami, FL 33181
19940 Mona Rd, Suite 7, Jupiter, FL 33469
15800 Pines Blvd, Suite 300 PMB 3240, Pembroke Pines, FL 33027
1400 Centrepark Blvd, Suite 400, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
222 Lakeview Ave, Suite 950, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
11274 Pines Blvd, Suite 305, Pembroke Pines, FL 33026
3350 Virginia St, Suite 500, Miami, FL 33133
3351 NW Boca Raton Blvd, Boca Raton, FL 33431
1000 5th Street, Suite 200-Z7, Miami Beach, FL 33139
3300 PGA Blvd, Ste 510, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
4040 NE 2nd Ave, Office 328, Miami, FL 33137
703 Waterford Way, Suite 220, Miami, FL 33126
600 Brickell Ave, Suite 1560, Miami, FL 33131
999 Ponce de Leon Blvd, Coral Gables, FL 33134
300 Himmarshee St, Suite 7, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312
8700 West Flagler Street, Suite 380, Miami, FL 33174-2545
500 S Australian Ave, Ste. 628, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
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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