Top Kendall, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
100 SE 2nd St, Sutie 2000, Miami, FL 33131
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Centurion Tower, 1601 Forum Place, Suite 201, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
580 Village Blvd., Suite 200, West Palm Beach, FL 33409
2525 Ponce de Leon Blvd, Coral Gables, FL 33134
750 S Dixie Hwy, Boca Raton, FL 33432
222 Lakeview Ave, Suite 950, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
208 SE 6th St, Suite 1, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
11401 SW 40th St, Suite 204, Miami, FL 33165
3601 PGA Blvd, Suite 200, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
901 Ponce de Leon Blvd, Suite 403, Coral Gables, FL 33134
1680 NE 135th Street, Miami, FL 33181
110 SE 6th Street, 15th Floor, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
2875 NE 191st St, Suite 500, Aventura, FL 33180
7275 NW 1st Ct, Unit 104, Miami, FL 33150
201 S Biscayne Blvd, 18th Floor, Miami, FL 33131
2800 Ponce de Leon Blvd, Suite 1100, Coral Gables, FL 33134
2250 SW 3rd Avenue, 4th Floor, Miami, FL 33129
4770 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, FL 33021
201 S. Biscayne Blvd., 28th floor, Miami, FL 33131
80 SW 8th Street, Suite 3000, Miami, FL 33130
2020 Ponce de Leon Blvd, Suite 1101, Coral Gables, FL 33134
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100 SE 6th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
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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