Top Key Biscayne, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
121 Alhambra Plaza, Suite 1000, Miami, FL 33134
1680 NE 135th Street, Miami, FL 33181
1136 SE 3rd Ave, Suite 200, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
110 SE 6th Street, 15th Floor, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
550 NE 124th St, North Miami, FL 33161
Law Offices at Brickell Bay, 2333 Brickell Avenue, Coral Gables, FL 33129-2497
17024 SW 80th Ct, Miami, FL 33157
6520 SW 134th Dr, Miami, FL 33156
7275 NW 1st Ct, Unit 104, Miami, FL 33150
202 N Swinton Ave, Delray Beach, FL 33444
8724 Sunset Dr, #55, Miami, FL 33173
2800 Ponce de Leon Blvd, Suite 1100, Coral Gables, FL 33134
PO Box 1076, Miami, FL 33149
200 S. Biscayne Blvd., Suite 2770, Miami, FL 33131
2525 Ponce De Leon, Ste 300, Miami, FL 33134
500 E Broward Blvd, Suite 1580, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394
29 Ponce De Leon Blvd, Miami, FL 33135
201 Alhambra Cir, Suite 1060, Coral Gables, FL 33134
707 N Flagler Dr W, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
3059 Grand Ave, Suite 330, Miami, FL 33133
200 South Biscayne Blvd, Suite 2401, Miami, FL 33131
10180 SW 71st Ave, Pinecrest, FL 33156
1 Alhambra Plaza, Penthouse, Miami, FL 33134
1330 SE 4th Ave, Suite G, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
330 Clematis St, Suite 209, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
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