Top Kendall, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
777 Brickell Ave, Suite 500-9678, Miami, FL 33131
7865 Emerald Winds Cir, Boynton Beach, FL 33473
4770 Biscayne Blvd #1250, Miami, FL 33137
40 Northwest 3rd Street, Suite 200, Miami, FL 33128
701 Brickell Ave, Suite 2000, Miami, FL 33131
8101 Biscayne Blvd, Suite 701, Miami, FL 33138
15150 NW 79th Ct, Suite 195, Hialeah, FL 33016
7300 N Kendall Dr, Kendall, FL 33156
200 E Las Olas Blvd, Suite 1820, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
3107 Stirling Rd., Suite 101, Hollywood, FL 33312
Courthouse Center, Penthouse I, 40 North West Third Street, Miami, FL 33128
2 S Biscayne Blvd, Ste 1600, Miami, FL 33131
1 Northeast 2nd Ave, Suite 200, Miami, FL 33132
301 Almeria Ave, Suite 260, Coral Gables, FL 33134
1 Alhambra Plaza, Ste 1130, Coral Gables, FL 33134-5216
400 Executive Center Drive, Suite 201, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
1885 NW North River Drive, Miami, FL 33125
500 E Broward Blvd, Suite 900, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394
2298 South Dixie Hwy, Miami, FL 33133
17024 SW 80th Ct, Miami, FL 33157
3059 Grand Ave, Suite 330, Miami, FL 33133
8724 Sunset Dr, #55, Miami, FL 33173
407 Lincoln Rd, Suite 12-E, Miami Beach, FL 33139
8201 Peters Road, Suite 1000, Plantation, FL 33324
2 S Biscayne Blvd, Suite 1600, Miami, FL 33131
Kendall Drug Possession Information
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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