Top Key Biscayne, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
200 E Las Olas Blvd, Suite 1820, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
80 SW 8th Street, Suite 3000, Miami, FL 33130
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2020 Ponce de Leon Blvd, Suite 1101, Coral Gables, FL 33134
222 Lakeview Ave, Suite 1550, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
3313 W Commercial Blvd, Ste 190, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
1 Alhambra Plaza, Ste 1130, Coral Gables, FL 33134-5216
300 Sevilla Avenue, Suite 211, Coral Gables, FL 33134
2555 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Suite 600, Coral Gables, FL 33134
201 South Biscayne Blvd., Suite 3000, Miami, FL 33131
300 SE 2nd St, Suite 600, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
111 NE 1st Street, 5th Floor, Miami, FL 33132
225 Alcazar Avenue, Floor 2, Coral Gables, FL 33134
6538 Collins Avenue, #166, Miami Beach, FL 33141
100 SE 2nd St, Ste 3400, Miami, FL 33131
777 Brickell Ave, Suite 500-9678, Miami, FL 33131
500 E Broward Blvd, Suite 900, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394
2525 Ponce de Leon Blvd, Suite 300, Coral Gables, FL 33134
2030 Douglas Road, Suite 214, Miami, FL 33134-4620
208 SE 6th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301-3332
1200 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1950, Miami, FL 33131
2103 Coral Way, Suite 401, Miami, FL 33145
222 Lakeview Ave, Suite 950, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
100 S.E. 3rd Ave, 10th Floor, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394
Law Offices at Brickell Bay, 2333 Brickell Avenue, Coral Gables, FL 33129-2497
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