Top Lake Worth, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
10501 SW 88th St, Suite A-102, Miami, FL 33176
1625 N Commerce Pkwy, 200, Weston, FL 33326
2400 E Commercial Blvd, Suite 1100, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308
777 South Flagler Drive, Suite 1700 West Tower, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
110 Merrick Way, Suite 3A, Miami, FL 33134
888 South Andrews Avenue, Suite 201, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
Courthouse Center, 40 Northwest 3rd Street, PH1, Miami, FL 33128
500 S Australian Ave, Suite 1000, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
6400 N Andrews Ave, Suite 505, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
169 E Flagler Street, Suite 1600, Miami, FL 33131
799 Brickell Plaza, Suite 606, Miami, FL 33131
888 SE 3rd Ave, #402, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
413 SE 18th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
555 NE 15th Street, Penthouse A, Miami, FL 33132
120 S Olive Ave, Suite 705, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
1555 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd, Suite 1555, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
19790 West Dixie Highway, Suite 810, Aventura, FL 33180
2901 Clint Moore Rd 326, Boca Raton, FL 33496
4000 Ponce de Leon Blvd, Suite 480, Coral Gables, FL 33146
550 Biltmore Way, Suite 780, Coral Gables, FL 33134
2420 Coral Way, Miami, FL 33145
1 W Las Olas Blvd, Suite 600, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
721 NE 3rd Ave., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
1200 N Federal Hwy, Suite 300, Boca Raton, FL 33432
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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