Top Leisure City, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
514 NE 13th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
333 SE 2nd Ave, Suite 2000, Miami, FL 33131
9100 S Dadeland Blvd, Suite 800, Miami, FL 33156
1555 Palm Beach Lake Boulevard, Suite 1400, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
333 S.E. 2nd Avenue, Suite 3200, Miami, FL 33131
939 Belvedere Road, West Palm Beach, FL 33405
2 South Biscayne Blvd, Ste 3100, Miami, FL 33131
2 S Biscayne Blvd, Suite 1600, Miami, FL 33131
54 SW Boca Raton Blvd., Boca Raton, FL 33432
11891 US Highway One, Suite 100, North Palm Beach, FL 33408
407 Lincoln Road, Suite 12-E, Miami Beach, FL 33139
700 NW 1st Avenue, Suite 1200, Miami, FL 33136
2030 Douglas Road, Suite 214, Miami, FL 33134-4620
9150 S Dadeland Blvd, Suite 1400, Miami, FL 33156
201 S. Biscayne Blvd., Suite 1300, Miami, FL 33131
633 South Federal Hwy, 6th Floor, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
2525 Ponce De Leon Blvd., Suite 1225, Miami, FL 33134-6049
Law Offices at Brickell Bay, 2333 Brickell Avenue, Coral Gables, FL 33129-2497
9851 NW 58th St, Unit 103, Miami, FL 33178
2601 S. Bayshore Drive, Penthouse 1, Miami, FL 33133
202 N Swinton Ave, Delray Beach, FL 33444
1801 Centrepark Dr E, Suit 110, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
19940 Mona Rd, Suite 7, Jupiter, FL 33469
200 S. Andrews Ave., Suite 900, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
25 SE 2nd Ave, Suite 808, Miami, FL 33131
Leisure City 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