Top Jupiter, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
525 Okeechobee Boulevard, CityPlace Tower, Suite 1200, West Palm Beach, FL 33401-6350
2525 Ponce de Leon, Suite 300, Coral Gables, FL 33134
580 Village Blvd., Suite 200, West Palm Beach, FL 33409
150 East Palmetto Park Road, Suite 800, Boca Raton, FL 33432
201 Alhambra Circle, Suite 1060, Miami, FL 33134
222 Lakeview Avenue, Suite 500, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
2601 S. Bayshore Drive, Penthouse 1, Miami, FL 33133
625 North Flagler Drive, 7th Floor, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
600 Brickell Ave, Suite 1500, Miami, FL 33131
5975 Sunset Drive, Suite 502, Miami, FL 33143-5118
525 Okeechobee Boulevard, Suite 1250, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
15150 NW 79th Ct, Suite 195, Hialeah, FL 33016
7805 SW 6th Court, Plantation, FL 33324
200 South Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33131
One Town Center Rd, Suite 201, Boca Raton, FL 33486
2665 S Bayshore Dr, Ste 220, Miami, FL 33133
15800 Pines Blvd, Suite 300 PMB 3240, Pembroke Pines, FL 33027
633 South Federal Hwy, 6th Floor, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
830 Brickell Plaza, Miami, FL 33131
800 Brickell Avenue, Penthouse 2, Miami, FL 33131
100 SE 6th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
1555 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd, Suite 1400, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
2111 N Commerce Pkwy, Weston, FL 33326
2424 North Federal Highway, Suite 260, Boca Raton, FL 33431
10631 North Kendall Drive, Suite 260, Miami, FL 33176-1571
Jupiter Drug Possession Information
Lead Counsel Verified Attorneys in Jupiter
Lead Counsel independently verifies Drug Possession attorneys in Jupiter and checks their standing with Florida bar associations.
Our Verification Process and Criteria
Ample Experience
Attorneys must meet stringent qualifications and prove they practice in the area of law they’re verified in.
Good Standing
Be in good standing with their bar associations and maintain a clean disciplinary record.
Annual Review
Submit to an annual review to retain their Lead Counsel Verified status.
Client Commitment
Pledge to follow the highest quality client service and ethical standards.
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