Top Lake Worth, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
333 SE 2nd Avenue, Suite 2000, Miami, FL 33131
1555 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd, Suite 410, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
1700 E Las Olas, Ste 202, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
6538 Collins Avenue, #166, Miami Beach, FL 33141
420 S Dixie Hwy, Ste 4B, Coral Gables, FL 33146
500 S Australian Ave, Suite 500, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
100 SE 2nd St, Ste 3400, Miami, FL 33131
7700 N Kendall Dr, Suite 504, Miami, FL 33156
633 South Andrews Ave, Suite 201, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
4800 N Federal Hwy, Ste 205 B, Boca Raton, FL 33431
3250 Mary St, Suite 406, Miami, FL 33133-5232
40 NW Third St, Penthouse 1, Miami, FL 33128
500 SW 3rd Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33315-1004
2700 North Military Trail, Suite 150, Boca Raton, FL 33431
500 E. Broward Blvd, Suite 1710, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394-3012
1400 Centrepark Blvd, Suite 400, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
2525 Ponce de Leon Blvd, Suite 300, Coral Gables, FL 33134
75 Valencia Ave, Suite 800, Miami, FL 33134
11098 Biscayne Blvd, Suite 401-18, Miami, FL 33161
5101 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33140
3350 Virginia St, Suite 500, Miami, FL 33133
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