Top Key Biscayne, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2300 Glades Rd, Suite 200W, Boca Raton, FL 33431
500 S. Australian Avenue, Suite 515, West Palm Beach, FL 33401-6206
66 W Flagler St, Suite 1005, Miami, FL 33130
550 Biltmore Way, Suite 780, Coral Gables, FL 33134
701 Waterford Way, Suite 340, Miami, FL 33126
19790 W Dixie Hwy, Suite 810, Miami, FL 33180
350 East Las Olas Boulevard, Suite 1750, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
1200 N Federal Hwy, Suite 300, Boca Raton, FL 33432
721 NE 3rd Ave., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
19495 Biscayne Blvd, Suite 605, Aventura, FL 33180
550 Biltmore Way, Suite 720, Miami, FL 33134
168 Se 1st St, #700, Miami, FL 33131
303 SW 6th Street, Penthouse West, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33315
333 S.E. 2nd Avenue, Suite 3200, Miami, FL 33131
600 Brickell Avenue, Suite 3600, Miami, FL 33131
11900 Biscayne Blvd, Suite 510, Miami, FL 33181
300 SE 2nd St, Suite 600, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
101 NE 3rd Ave, Suite 1500, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
15150 NW 79th Ct, Suite 195, Hialeah, FL 33016
2 South Biscayne Blvd., 21st Floor, Miami, FL 33131
200 South Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33131
14 NE 1st Ave, Suite 300, Miami, FL 33132
333 S.E. 2nd Avenue, Suite 4400, Miami, FL 33131
9150 S Dadeland Blvd, Suite 1400, Miami, FL 33156
701 Brickell Avenue, Ste. 1550, Miami, FL 33131
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