Top Lauderdale Lakes, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
66 West Flagler Street, 12th Floor, Miami, FL 33130
1 E Broward Blvd, Suite 700, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
101 Southeast 10th Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316-1023
1000 5th Street, Suite 200, Miami Beach, FL 33139
2333 Brickell Avenue, Suite A-1, Miami, FL 33129-2497
Two Alhambra Plaza, Suite 800, Miami, FL 33134
2 S Biscayne Blvd, Ste 1600, Miami, FL 33131
80 SW 8th St Ste 2157, Miami, FL 33130
1 NE 2nd Ave # 200, Miami, FL 33132
301 Almeria Ave, Suite 260, Coral Gables, FL 33134
3801 PGA Boulevard, Suite 600, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
633 Southeast 3rd Avenue #401, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
100 Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 1300, Miami, FL 33132
1 Alhambra Plaza, Ste 1130, Coral Gables, FL 33134-5216
4600 N Ocean Blvd Ste 206, Boynton Beach, FL 33435
440 Royal Palm Way, Suite 202, Palm Beach, FL 33480
3475 W Flagler St, Miami, FL 33135
54 SW Boca Raton Blvd., Boca Raton, FL 33432
100 Biscayne Blvd., Suite 1300, Miami, FL 33132
3250 Mary St, Suite 406, Miami, FL 33133-5232
40 NW Third St, Penthouse 1, Miami, FL 33128
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2525 Ponce De Leon Blvd., Suite 1225, Miami, FL 33134-6049
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Lauderdale Lakes 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