Top Key Biscayne, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2525 Ponce de Leon, Suite 300, Coral Gables, FL 33134
2030 S Douglas Road, Suite 214, Miami, FL 33134
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9155 S. Dadeland Blvd., Suite 1710, Miami, FL 33156-2742
6701 Sunset Dr, Suite 104, Miami, FL 33143
1212 Southeast Third Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
1399 SW First Avenue, Suite 202, Miami, FL 33130
6099 Stirling Rd, Suite 217, Davie, FL 33314-7236
633 SE 3rd Avenue, Suite 202, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
633 NE 167 Street, Suite 1025, North Miami Beach, FL 33162
1555 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd, Suite 1400, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
18503 Pines Blvd, Suite 301, Pembroke Pines, FL 33029
633 Southeast 3rd Avenue #401, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
2655 Le Jeune Rd, Suite 700, Miami, FL 33134
3475 W Flagler St, Miami, FL 33135
4000 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Suite 470, Coral Gables, FL 33146
514 NE 13th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
777 Brickell Avenue, Suite 400, Miami, FL 33131
101 Southeast 10th Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316-1023
12 SE 7th St, 713, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
1601 Forum Pl, Centurion Tower Suite 602, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
1000 5th Street, Suite 200, Miami Beach, FL 33139
80 SW 8th St Ste 2157, Miami, FL 33130
2333 Brickell Avenue, Suite A-1, Miami, FL 33129-2497
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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