Top Kendall, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1221 Brickell Avenue, Suite 900, Miami, FL 33131
29 Ponce De Leon Blvd, Miami, FL 33135
7805 SW 6th Court, Plantation, FL 33324
2525 Ponce De Leon, Ste 300, Miami, FL 33134
707 N Flagler Dr W, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
500 E Broward Blvd, Suite 1580, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394
NE 26th Ave, North Miami Beach, FL 33160
604 Banyan Trl, #812661, Boca Raton, FL 33431
9851 NW 58th St, Unit 103, Miami, FL 33178
830 Brickell Plaza, Suite 3100, Miami, FL 33131
1000 5th Street, Suite 200-Z7, Miami Beach, FL 33139
19940 Mona Rd, Suite 7, Jupiter, FL 33469
525 Okeechobee Boulevard, Suite 1700, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
One Southeast Third Avenue, Suite 2000, Miami, FL 33131
330 Alhambra Cir, Coral Gables, FL 33134
999 Ponce de Leon Blvd, Coral Gables, FL 33134
515 N Flagler Dr., Suite 350, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
701 Brickell Ave, Suite 2000, Miami, FL 33131
5805 Blue Lagoon Dr, Suite 178, Miami, FL 33126
703 Waterford Way, Suite 220, Miami, FL 33126
9100 S Dadeland Blvd, Suite 800, Miami, FL 33156
300 Himmarshee St, Suite 7, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312
200 E Broward Blvd, Suite 2000, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
1666 John F Kennedy Causeway, Suite 611, North Bay Village, FL 33141
1041 Ives Dairy Rd # STE137, Miami, FL 33179
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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