Top Key Biscayne, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
66 W. Flager Street, Suite 700, Miami, FL 33130-1809
4800 N Federal Hwy, Ste 205 B, Boca Raton, FL 33431
1856 North Nob Hill Road, Suite 140, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33322
19 W Flagler St Ste 301, Biscayne Bldg, Miami, FL 33130
515 N Flagler Dr, Suite 325, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
2424 North Federal Highway, Suite 260, Boca Raton, FL 33431
3900 Hollywood Blvd, Suite PH2, Hollywood, FL 33021
5550 Glades Road, Suite 500, Boca Raton, FL 33431
10600 Griffin Road, Suite 104, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33328
707 N Flagler Dr W, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
16211 NE 18th Ave, Suite 200, North Miami Beach, FL 33162
1311 SE 2nd Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
2 South Biscayne Blvd, Ste 3100, Miami, FL 33131
515 N. Flagler Drive, Suite 350, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
55 Merrick Way, Suite 212, Miami, FL 33134
8100 Oak Ln, Suite 403, Hialeah, FL 33016
1399 SW First Avenue, Suite 202, Miami, FL 33130
215 NW 24th St, Suite 200, Miami, FL 33127
1221 Brickell Avenue, Suite 900, Miami, FL 33131
2100 Coral Wy, Suite 200-6, Miami, FL 33145
200 South Biscayne Blvd., Suite 4900, Miami, FL 33131
1395 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1200, Miami, FL 33131
214 SE 13th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
600 Brickell Ave, Suite 1500, Miami, FL 33131
NE 26th Ave, North Miami Beach, FL 33160
Key Biscayne 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