Top Key Biscayne, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2300 Glades Rd, Suite 200W, Boca Raton, FL 33431
110 Merrick Way, Suite 3A, Miami, FL 33134
1450 Madruga Ave, Suite 409A, Coral Gables, FL 33146
2420 Coral Way, Miami, FL 33145
4000 Ponce de Leon Blvd, Suite 480, Coral Gables, FL 33146
550 Biltmore Way, Suite 780, Coral Gables, FL 33134
9300 S. Dadeland Blvd., 4th Floor, Miami, FL 33156
6400 N Andrews Ave, Suite 505, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
220 Alhambra Cir, Suite 410, Coral Gables, FL 33134
10501 SW 88th St, Suite A-102, Miami, FL 33176
169 E Flagler Street, Suite 1600, Miami, FL 33131
799 Brickell Plaza, Suite 606, Miami, FL 33131
413 SE 18th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
525 Okeechobee Blvd, Suite 900, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
633 NE 167 Street, Suite 1025, North Miami Beach, FL 33162
11401 SW 40th St, Suite 204, Miami, FL 33165
1856 North Nob Hill Road, Suite 140, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33322
4000 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Suite 470, Coral Gables, FL 33146
2655 Le Jeune Rd, Suite 700, Miami, FL 33134
201 S Biscayne Blvd, 18th Floor, Miami, FL 33131
6701 Sunset Dr, Suite 104, Miami, FL 33143
200 South Biscayne Blvd, Suite 2500, Miami, FL 33131
100 SE 6th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
14 NE 1st Ave, Suite 1211, Miami, FL 33132
18503 Pines Blvd, Suite 301, Pembroke Pines, FL 33029
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