Top Key Biscayne, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1200 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1950, Miami, FL 33131
325 NE 3rd Ave, Suite B, Delray Beach, FL 33444
100 SE 6th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
614 S Federal Hwy, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301-3303
2800 Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 900, Miami, FL 33137
55 SE 6th St, Suite 205, Miami, FL 33131
633 South Andrews Ave, Suite 201, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
8950 SW 74th Ct, Suite 2201 PMB A56, Miami, FL 33156
2900 E Oakland Park Blvd, 201, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33306
2600 S Douglas Road, Suite 1004, Miami, FL 33134
315 S Biscayne Blvd, Suite 300, Miami, FL 33131
2525 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Suite 300, Miami, FL 33134
2601 S Bayshore Dr, Suite 1550, Miami, FL 33133
201 Alhambra Circle, Suite 1060, Miami, FL 33134
9100 S Dadeland Blvd, Suite 800, Miami, FL 33156
101 NE 3rd Ave, Suite 1500, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
2700 N 29th Ave, Ste 106, Hollywood, FL 33020-1513
1926 Harrison St, Hollywood, FL 33020
1645 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd, Suite 1200, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
301 Almeria Ave, Suite 260, Coral Gables, FL 33134
2 S Biscayne Blvd, Ste 1600, Miami, FL 33131
500 E Broward Blvd, Suite 900, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394
222 Lakeview Ave, Suite 1550, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
2332 Galiano St, 2nd Floor, Miami, FL 33134
17024 SW 80th Ct, Miami, FL 33157
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