Top Leisure City, FL Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
120 S Olive Ave, Suite 705, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
110 Merrick Way, Suite 3A, Miami, FL 33134
One Biscayne Tower, 2 S. Biscayne Blvd, Suite 2750, Miami, FL 33131
888 South Andrews Avenue, Suite 201, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
2300 Glades Rd, Suite 200W, Boca Raton, FL 33431
66 W Flagler St, Suite 1005, Miami, FL 33130
2420 Coral Way, Miami, FL 33145
777 Brickell Ave, Suite 1370, Miami, FL 33131
550 Biltmore Way, Suite 780, Coral Gables, FL 33134
4000 Ponce de Leon Blvd, Suite 480, Coral Gables, FL 33146
6400 N Andrews Ave, Suite 505, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
2901 Clint Moore Rd 326, Boca Raton, FL 33496
9300 S. Dadeland Blvd., 4th Floor, Miami, FL 33156
1450 Madruga Ave, Suite 409A, Coral Gables, FL 33146
169 E Flagler Street, Suite 1600, Miami, FL 33131
9458 NW 46th St, Sunrise, FL 33351
1200 Anastasia Ave, Suite 110, Coral Gables, FL 33134
PO Box 370626, Miami, FL 33137
600 S Andrews Ave, Suite 500, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
315 S Biscayne Blvd, Suite 300, Miami, FL 33131
1100 Brickell Bay Dr, Ste 1114, PO Box 31114, Miami, FL 33231
3006 Aviation Avenue, Suite 4B, Miami, FL 33133
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500 S Australian Ave, Suite 500, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
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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