Top Key Biscayne, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1800 SW 1st Street, Suite 206, Miami, FL 33135
80 SW 8th Street, Suite 3000, Miami, FL 33130
3860 SW 8th St Ph, Coral Gables, FL 33134-3072
2655 S Le Jeune Rd, #901, Coral Gables, FL 33134
2250 SW 3rd Ave, Suite 400, Miami, FL 33129
1555 Palm Beach Lake Boulevard, Suite 1400, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
169 E Flagler St, Suite 1321, Miami, FL 33131
1930 Harrison St, Suite 203, Hollywood, FL 33020
2 South Biscayne Blvd, Ste 3100, Miami, FL 33131
Law Offices at Brickell Bay, 2333 Brickell Avenue, Coral Gables, FL 33129-2497
111 NE 1st Street, 5th Floor, Miami, FL 33132
3351 NW Boca Raton Blvd, Boca Raton, FL 33431
202 N Swinton Ave, Delray Beach, FL 33444
703 Waterford Way, Suite 220, Miami, FL 33126
10600 Griffin Road, Suite 104, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33328
1399 SW First Avenue, Suite 202, Miami, FL 33130
14 NE 1st Avenue, Suite C240, Miami, FL 33132-2431
999 Ponce de Leon Blvd, Coral Gables, FL 33134
5805 Blue Lagoon Dr, Suite 178, Miami, FL 33126
300 Himmarshee St, Suite 7, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312
12485 SW 137th Ave, Suite 212, Miami, FL 33186
18503 Pines Blvd, Suite 301, Pembroke Pines, FL 33029
1311 SE 2nd Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
16211 NE 18th Ave, Suite 200, North Miami Beach, FL 33162
8100 Oak Ln, Suite 403, Hialeah, FL 33016
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