Top Key Biscayne, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1221 Brickell Avenue, Suite 900, Miami, FL 33131
10631 North Kendall Drive, Suite 260, Miami, FL 33176-1571
NE 26th Ave, North Miami Beach, FL 33160
9100 S Dadeland Blvd, Suite 1800, Miami, FL 33156
750 S Dixie Hwy, Boca Raton, FL 33432
100 SE 2nd St, Sutie 2000, Miami, FL 33131
2424 North Federal Highway, Suite 260, Boca Raton, FL 33431
18503 Pines Blvd, Suite 301, Pembroke Pines, FL 33029
55 SE 6th St, Suite 205, Miami, FL 33131
2800 Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 900, Miami, FL 33137
2600 S Douglas Road, Suite 1004, Miami, FL 33134
2525 Ponce de Leon Boulevard, Suite 1150, Coral Gables, FL 33134
1132 SE 3rd Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
604 Banyan Trl, #812661, Boca Raton, FL 33431
3601 PGA Blvd, Suite 200, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
2800 Ponce de Leon Blvd, Suite 1100, Coral Gables, FL 33134
80 SW 8th Street, Suite 3000, Miami, FL 33130
1411 NW North River Drive, Miami, FL 33125
2525 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Suite 300, Miami, FL 33134
8950 SW 74th Ct, Suite 2201 PMB A56, Miami, FL 33156
2900 E Oakland Park Blvd, 201, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33306
1555 Palm Beach Lake Boulevard, Suite 1400, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
2555 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Suite 600, Coral Gables, FL 33134
333 SE 2nd Avenue, Wells Fargo Plaza, Suite 2000, Miami, FL 33131
2250 SW 3rd Avenue, 4th Floor, Miami, FL 33129
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