Top Lake Worth, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
1501 Belvedere Rd, Suite 500-504, West Palm Beach, FL 33406
222 Lakeview Ave, Suite 1250, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
2850 Douglas Rd, Suite 303, Coral Gables, FL 33134
888 South Andrews Avenue, Suite 201, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
1475 Centrepark Blvd., Suite 130, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Courthouse Center, 40 Northwest 3rd Street, PH1, Miami, FL 33128
500 S Australian Ave, Suite 1000, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
169 E Flagler Street, Suite 1600, Miami, FL 33131
413 SE 18th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
799 Brickell Plaza, Suite 606, Miami, FL 33131
4800 N Federal Hwy, Suite 205B, Boca Raton, FL 33431
2030 S. Douglas Road, Suite 214, Coral Gables, FL 33134
333 SE 2nd Ave, Suite 2000, Miami, FL 33131
1408 South Andrews Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
8100 Oak Ln, Suite 403, Hialeah, FL 33016
214 SE 13th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
2525 Ponce De Leon Blvd., Suite 1225, Miami, FL 33134-6049
330 Clematis St Ste 209, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
200 S. Andrews Ave., Suite 900, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
10600 Griffin Road, Suite 104, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33328
16211 NE 18th Ave, Suite 200, North Miami Beach, FL 33162
66 W Flagler St, Suite CU-301A, Miami, FL 33130
700 S Rosemary Ave, Suite 204 PMB291, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
201 South Biscayne Blvd., Suite 3000, Miami, FL 33131
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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