Top Lauderdale Lakes, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
4810 SW 72nd Ave, Miami, FL 33155-5526
80 SW 8th Street, Suite 3000, Miami, FL 33130
999 Ponce de Leon, Suite 515, Coral Gables, FL 33134
5850 Coral Ridge Drive, Suite 208, Coral Springs, FL 33076
777 Brickell Ave, Suite 500-9678, Miami, FL 33131
12 SE 7th St, Suite 706, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
208 SE 6th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301-3332
2030 Douglas Road, Suite 214, Miami, FL 33134-4620
2103 Coral Way, Suite 401, Miami, FL 33145
222 Lakeview Ave, Suite 950, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
2555 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Suite 600, Coral Gables, FL 33134
915 Middle River Drive, Suite 408, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
500 S Australian Ave, Suite 500, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Alfred Dupont Bldg, 169 E Flagler St, Suite 700, Miami, FL 33131
111 NE 1st Street, 5th Floor, Miami, FL 33132
2111 N Commerce Pkwy, Weston, FL 33326
110 SE 6th St, Suite 1440, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
2875 NE 191st Street, Ste 600, Aventura, FL 33180-2833
6520 SW 134th Dr, Miami, FL 33156
1801 Centrepark Dr E, Suit 110, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
12 SE 7th St, Suite 701, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
1 West Las Olas Blvd., Suite 500, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
110 SE 6th Street, 15th Floor, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
901 Ponce de Leon Blvd, Suite 403, Coral Gables, FL 33134
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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