Top Lake Worth, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
2900 E Oakland Park Blvd, 201, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33306
2525 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Suite 300, Miami, FL 33134
300 SE 2nd St, Suite 600, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
11891 US Highway One, Suite 100, North Palm Beach, FL 33408
33 SW 2nd Ave, Suite 1100, Miami, FL 33130
2020 Ponce de Leon Blvd, Suite 1101, Coral Gables, FL 33134
2700 N 29th Ave, Ste 106, Hollywood, FL 33020-1513
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12 SE 7th St, 713, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
8927 Hypoluxo Rd, Suite 157, Lake Worth, FL 33467
300 Sevilla Avenue, Suite 211, Coral Gables, FL 33134
4000 Ponce de Leon, Suite 470, Miami, FL 33146
201 South Biscayne Blvd., Suite 3000, Miami, FL 33131
55 Merrick Way, Coral Gables, FL 33134
111 NE 1st Street, 5th Floor, Miami, FL 33132
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222 Lakeview Ave, Suite 950, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
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777 Brickell Ave, Suite 500-9678, Miami, FL 33131
2332 Galiano St, 2nd Floor, Miami, FL 33134
750 S Dixie Hwy, Boca Raton, FL 33432
100 S.E. 3rd Ave, 10th Floor, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394
604 Banyan Trl, #812661, Boca Raton, FL 33431
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Lake Worth 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